California swine flu related to Ohio strains?

That's what Sandy at Digital Biology is suggesting from her analyses.... (also see Tara of Aetiology's response)

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Prediction: if there is a relationship, they'll call it the Ohio flu.

In any case, what if they are related? The Ohio outbreak was contained. All the carriers have been conclusively traced to Mexico.