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ALGIERS, Aug 28 (KUNA) -- Algeria declared on Friday seven new swine flu
cases bringing total number of the patients suffering from this communicable
disease to 41.
A health ministry source said six cases were registered in the capital, all
undergoing treatment at hospitals. The seventh case was identified as a
national, who had returned from the United States.
The source said all the cases had returned from abroad between August 24
and 25, and estimated the number of the swine flu patients who were infected
with the virus abroad at 38.
Algeria has imported a large amount of vaccines and drugs against the
disease. (end)
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