2 new swine flu cases in Egypt brings number infected up to 10
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ?
CAIRO ? The spokesman of Egypt's health minister says two more people have tested positive for swine flu bringing the total number of those infected in the country to 10.
Abdel Rahman Shahine said Wednesday that the two new patients are Egyptians recently returned from the United States. He added that the two have been hospitalized in Cairo and Alexandria.
A student dorm of the American University in Cairo has been placed under quarantine through June 15 after seven Americans were diagnosed with swine flu on Saturday.
A 12-year Egyptian-American girl returning from the United States was diagnosed with flu on June 2. She has since recovered.
Egypt's government earlier slaughtered the nation's 300,000 pigs to prevent the spread of the disease.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ?
CAIRO ? The spokesman of Egypt's health minister says two more people have tested positive for swine flu bringing the total number of those infected in the country to 10.
Abdel Rahman Shahine said Wednesday that the two new patients are Egyptians recently returned from the United States. He added that the two have been hospitalized in Cairo and Alexandria.
A student dorm of the American University in Cairo has been placed under quarantine through June 15 after seven Americans were diagnosed with swine flu on Saturday.
A 12-year Egyptian-American girl returning from the United States was diagnosed with flu on June 2. She has since recovered.
Egypt's government earlier slaughtered the nation's 300,000 pigs to prevent the spread of the disease.
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