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Romania Confirms Three New Swine Flu Cases; Total Infections At 22

Romanian authorities on Thursday confirmed three new infections with the new AH1N1 flu virus, bringing total confirmations to 22, the Health Ministry said in a statement.
Romania Confirms Three New Swine Flu Cases; Total Infections At 22
25 iun. 2009, 17:10, English

The three new patients are members of a family who flu in from the U.S. on the same plane with a foreign national already infected with the virus, the ministry said.
 
European officials alerted the Romanian authorities that five Romanians came in contact with the foreigner while on plane.
 
The Cantacuzino Institute in Bucharest confirmed the virus in three of the five nationals. 
 
The patients are currently treated at the infectious diseases hospital in Timisoara, western Romania.