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Lebanon confirms three cases A(H1N1) flu cases

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-05-30 17:13

BEIRUT - Lebanon on Saturday announced the country's first confirmed three cases of influenza A(H1N1).

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Minister of Public Health Mohammad Jawad Khalifeh said two foreigners and a Lebanese have been found infected with the fatal flu at Beirut international airport, local Naharnet website reported.

Speaking at a press conference, Khalifeh said the Lebanese flu victim remains in quarantine and that the two foreigners -- a Canadian mother and her son -- are fully cured.