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Swine flu now in India and Turkey
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by JeffHuang | May 16, 2009 at 06:05 pm
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The Swine Flu has reached India and Turkey with their first cases recorded when the H1N1 virus was detected at the airport screening.
A 23-year old passenger from the United States has been quarantine at the Hyderabad airport and officials are now contacting passengers from the flight who are in close proximity of the 23-year old.
Japan has also identified their first domestic case of the swine flu in a 17-year old student in Kobe.
At least 72 people have died of the virus, the World Health Organization says.
In the past week the number of people infected by the virus has risen sharply with the US, followed by Mexico, where the epidemic began, recording the highest number of cases.
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at 23:57 on May 16th, 2009
Japan has quarantined some US passengers as well here in Narita last week. It does not seem to be over yet.