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Switzerland confirms first case of swine flu
30 Apr 2009 05:12:12 GMT
Source: Reuters
ZURICH, April 30 (Reuters) - Swiss health authorities confirmed on Thursday that a person had tested positive to swine flu, the first confirmed case in Switzerland.

"Yes, we can confirm it," Jean-Louis Zurcher, a spokesman for the Swiss Federal Health Department, said when asked whether he could confirm a Swiss media report that a person had tested positive.

Zurcher could not give any details. Swiss news agency SDA said a man had tested positive in the town of Baden, near Zurich. (Reporting by Paul Arnold; Editing by Louise Ireland)


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