UK swine flu cases rose today by four

by mudricky | May 6, 2009 at 06:57 am

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The English heath service (NHS) today said there are four news cases of swine flue in England making the UK's total to 32.

Tests have confirmed four more cases of swine flu in England, taking the total number of UK patients affected to 32, the Health Protection Agency has said.
The new cases - all associated with travel to Mexico - are adults from the north-west, east, West Midlands and East midlands regions of England.

A further 390 suspected cases of the H1N1 virus remain under investigation.

Across the globe there have been more than 1,500 confirmed cases of the strain, which has killed 31 people.

"The Health Protection Agency is working to ensure that any close contacts of these cases are offered antivirals as a precautionary measure," the body said on its website.