Swine flu: Two new cases confirmed in Algeria

Algiers- Two new swine flu (A/H1N1) cases were confirmed Monday by the influenza reference laboratory of Pasteur Institute of Algeria, the ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform has said.

• One of the victims is a nine-year-old girl, detected through a thermal camera at the airport of Tindouf (2000km southwest of Algiers), upon her arrival from Spain, where she spent her holiday, the ministry underlined in a communiqué. The second is a woman aged 54, residing in Setif (300km east of Algiers), the statement added, pointing out that the affected woman is the mother of a young man that was previously confirmed to have swine flu.
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