Thursday, July 30, 2009

Thirty Five Swine Flu Confirmed in Russia

Thirty Five Swine Flu Confirmed in Russia
16:04 2009/07/30
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Moscow, July 30 (QNA) - A total of 35 people have been diagnosed with the swine flu virus in Russia, Russian Information Agency (RIA Novosti) reported Thursday. "A total of 35 patients have been registered to date. This has been confirmed by all the tests available in Russia," Gennady Onishchenko said, adding that the number of confirmed infections could rise by this evening. The first batch of a vaccine against the A/H1N1 swine flu virus is expected to be ready in Russia by October 1. Onishchenko said Russia would produce 16 million doses of the swine flu vaccine by the end of the year. The total number of laboratory confirmed A/H1N1 cases stands at 168,895 worldwide, with 1,012 deaths

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