Fourth case of swine flu confirmed in Poland

Warsaw - Tests showed a 35-year old Polish man was infected with the (A)H1N1 virus after his trip to New York, the Polish Press Agency reported Wednesday. The man was hospitalized in Krakow, and is Poland's fourth confirmed case of swine flu. ...

Posted : Wed, 27 May 2009 13:17:52 GMT

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Warsaw - Tests showed a 35-year old Polish man was infected with the (A)H1N1 virus after his trip to New York, the Polish Press Agency reported Wednesday. The man was hospitalized in Krakow, and is Poland's fourth confirmed case of swine flu.

A 21-year old Polish-American man was infected with the virus, official said Sunday, but has since been released.

Poland's other two cases of swine flu were a 42-year old male and 58 year-old woman. Both have since been released.

According to the World Health Organization, 12,954 swine flu cases have been reported in 46 countries with 92 deaths.

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