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Swine flu in Slovakia.

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(From The Slovak Spectator)

SLOVAKIA's first case of novel flu virus -- better known as swine flu -- has been confirmed in a 37-year-old Bratislava man who recently returned from the USA, Health Minister Richard Rasi announced at a special briefing on May 28, the SITA newswire reported.

The man arrived at Vienna airport on Friday, May 22. Slovakia's chief hygienist, Ivan Rovny, said that even two days after having arrived, the man showed no signs of ...

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