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Zombie post at CDC crashes server

Zombie Apocalypse Claims its First Victim: a CDC Blog, By Joseph Marks, NextGov (05/19/11).

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention want us to be prepared for the zombie apocalypse, according to a recent post on CDC’s public health blog.

But an agency tweet touting that post Wednesday night sent so many people rushing to the blog, presumably wide-eyed and arms outstretched, that it crashed the site for several hours, a CDC communications official told Nextgov.

Social Media: Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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