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US soldiers infected with swine flu arrive in Kuwait but country is flu free

By Mubarak Al-Hajri

KUWAIT, May 23 (KUNA) -- US soldiers who used Kuwait as a transit point were infected with swine flu, Kuwait Health Ministry said Saturday.
Health officials discovered that the US soldiers were infected with swine flu once they arrived in Kuwait, so they were completely quarantined in their military base, Health Undersecretary Dr. Ibrahim Al-Abdulhadi told KUNA.
He said the American soldiers, whose names or ages were not disclosed, arrived in Kuwait on transit, they were examined and given appropriate medication, he affirmed.
Most of infectees left Kuwait already and the rest were treated in the hospital of the military base, whose name nor location were not mentioned, and they would be leaving the country later, said Al-Abdulhadi.
Kuwait is safe, he confirmed, and was following recommendations and measures of the World Health Organization (WHO).
He said the Health Ministry would be holding a news conference tomorrow to give more details about the US soldiers' case. (end) mah.bs KUNA 231927 May 09NNNN