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Swine Flu Spreads as Far as New Zealand

10 students infected with mild strain after returning from Mexico

By the Associated Press

Posted Apr 26, 2009 5:51 AM CDT
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(AP) – Ten students from New Zealand who just returned from Mexico have tested positive for influenza, and the country's health minister said the cases are "likely" to be swine flu. The students were quarantined after returning to New Zealand yesterday, and one student had to be hospitalized. The minister added that none of the patients was seriously ill and they seemed to be recovering.

A quarantine officer adjusts an instruction board describing the symptoms of swine flu at an arrival gate at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Japan, today.
A quarantine officer adjusts an instruction board describing the symptoms of swine flu at an arrival gate at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Japan, today.   (Itsuo Inouye)
The WHO warned countries around the world April 25 to be on alert for any unusual flu outbreaks after a unique new swine flu virus was implicated in possibly dozens of human deaths.
The WHO warned countries around the world April 25 to be on alert for any unusual flu outbreaks after a unique new swine flu virus was implicated in possibly dozens of human deaths.   (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
Women wear surgical masks as they exit the subway in Mexico City yesterday.
Women wear surgical masks as they exit the subway in Mexico City yesterday.   (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Photographers, wearing surgical face masks, cover a news conference with top federal officials at the Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City, yesterday.
Photographers, wearing surgical face masks, cover a news conference with top federal officials at the Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City, yesterday.   (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
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