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December 31, 2012

Swine flu kills nine Palestinians
Ramallah, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Dec 29, 2012
Nine Palestinians have died in an outbreak of the H1N1 influenza strain known as swine flu, the office of Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad said on Saturday. "Latest figures and information...show that 187 cases have so far been recorded, the majority of which are in the northern West Bank," it said in a statement. "The number of recorded deaths... stands at nine until now." It added that the Palestinian health ministry "has the necessary medicines, testing kits and equipment to deal effic ... read more

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