Cuba reports first confirmed case of H1N1 flu

[FluBossie]

Cuba reports first confirmed case of H1N1 flu

12 May 2009 00:27:08 GMT
Source: Reuters

HAVANA, May 11 (Reuters) - Cuba has found its first confirmed case of the new H1N1 flu that has sickened thousands of people around the world, the Public Health Ministry said on Monday.

The person infected with the swine flu virus was a student from Mexico, according to a statement read on state-run television. (Reporting by Jeff Franks; editing by Doina Chiacu)

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[sharon sanders]

Re: Cuba reports first confirmed case of H1N1 flu

via email -

Seems Castro has a sense of humour -


Fidel Castro Says Mexican Student Is First Cuban Swine Flu Case
2009-05-12 04:54:38.388 GMT


By Steven Bodzin
May 12 (Bloomberg) -- Former President Fidel Castro said a
Mexican medical student in Cuba has swine flu, the first case in
the island nation.
?The only thing I can confirm is that it wasn?t introduced
by the CIA,? Castro wrote on the Web site cubadebate.cu
yesterday, referring to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
?It came from Mexico.?