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0 b8 u/ Z2 u4 j& Q% nA baby born prematurely to a woman in Scotland who subsequently became the first person in Britain to die of swine flu has also died, a health official said Tuesday.5 {. i% n1 S4 a4 n4 H
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A Scottish government spokesman, who declined to be named in keeping with government policy, said the baby did not die from swine flu. : K9 S \9 o( Q3 X' _' _
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Fleming had health complications besides the H1N1 infection and pregnancy, the spokesman said.
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The United Kingdom currently has the most confirmed swine flu cases in Europe, with 1,461 cases identified since April. Dozens of other suspected cases await confirmation in Scotland.0 g& e7 \) z: P, H& z. h9 q
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Also on Tuesday, Jordan, Qatar and Yemen reported their first cases of swine flu.
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All of the Middle Eastern cases arrived from the United States or New Zealand, heath officials said.
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" j% ~+ x, _" Q1 oNew cases were also reported by authorities in Egypt, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia.
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( j2 W# \, K% h$ p- _As of Monday, the World Health Organization has officially reported 35,928 cases of H1N1 influenza A virus in 76 countries, including 163 deaths.
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Also on Monday, Croatia's health minister said an earlier report by a WHO lab reporting the country's first case was a mistake.% U' y; }: ?# E: z) t
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When a WHO lab based in London doublechecked the finding, the tests were negative, said Health Minister Darko Milinovic. Earlier tests at a Croatian lab were also negative.
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: d5 q0 q1 q8 @# `; C+ T9 J# dOn Tuesday, health officials in Quebec said two more people — a man and a woman each between the ages of 30 and 50 who lived in the Montreal area — had died after contracting swine flu.
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Two people with swine flu in Manitoba also died — a man in his 40s with no known significant underlying health conditions and a woman in her 40s with serious health problems — provincial health officials announced Tuesday. 3 U" p+ t- L# l
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According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, 4,049 cases have been confirmed in Canada as of Monday, including seven fatalities. |
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