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Ecuador gets first swine flu case
(05-16 02:09)
The first case of the H1N1 virus has been found in Ecuador, a health ministry official said.
The 11-year-old victim in the port city of Guayaquil arrived from Miami in the United States only days earlier, reported the official, who requested anonymity.
The revelation of the first case in the South American nation came as World Health Organization experts warned the so-called swine flu will spread further across the world.
The latest WHO data showed 7,520 people in 34 countries were confirmed to have caught the influenza A(H1N1) virus, 1,000 more than a day ago.
Mexico, the epidemic's epicenter, announced that its death toll had climbed to 66.
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
(05-16 02:09)
The first case of the H1N1 virus has been found in Ecuador, a health ministry official said.
The 11-year-old victim in the port city of Guayaquil arrived from Miami in the United States only days earlier, reported the official, who requested anonymity.
The revelation of the first case in the South American nation came as World Health Organization experts warned the so-called swine flu will spread further across the world.
The latest WHO data showed 7,520 people in 34 countries were confirmed to have caught the influenza A(H1N1) virus, 1,000 more than a day ago.
Mexico, the epidemic's epicenter, announced that its death toll had climbed to 66.
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE