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Fourteen cases of the H1N1 virus have been confirmed onboard a cruise liner that docked in Helsinki on Sunday. The Emerald Princess cruise liner docked in the capital for eight hours en route to St. Petersburg.
According to the Russian Ria Novosti news agency, swine flu has been confirmed among 13 crew members and one passenger. They have been quarantined on the vessel.
All other passengers have undergone health checks and have left the ship in St. Petersburg. Most of the over 4,400 people on the ship, flying under the Bermudan flag, were Americans.
Passengers were taken on board the ship on June, 25. Laboratory samples were taken during a stopover in Oslo. The ship docked at the Hernesaari Harbour and due to return next Wednesday.
Local harbour officials in Helsinki said notification of the swine flu outbreak should have been made to the World Health Organisation.
The National Institute for Health and Welfare says iit had not informed of the outbreak by Tuesday afternoon..
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Fourteen cases of the H1N1 virus have been confirmed onboard a cruise liner that docked in Helsinki on Sunday. The Emerald Princess cruise liner docked in the capital for eight hours en route to St. Petersburg.
According to the Russian Ria Novosti news agency, swine flu has been confirmed among 13 crew members and one passenger. They have been quarantined on the vessel.
All other passengers have undergone health checks and have left the ship in St. Petersburg. Most of the over 4,400 people on the ship, flying under the Bermudan flag, were Americans.
Passengers were taken on board the ship on June, 25. Laboratory samples were taken during a stopover in Oslo. The ship docked at the Hernesaari Harbour and due to return next Wednesday.
Local harbour officials in Helsinki said notification of the swine flu outbreak should have been made to the World Health Organisation.
The National Institute for Health and Welfare says iit had not informed of the outbreak by Tuesday afternoon..
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