Three new swine flu cases registered in Russia

MOSCOW. July 17. KAZINFORM Three new swine flu cases have been confirmed in Russia, bringing the total number to seven, Russia's chief sanitary official Gennady Onishchenko said on Friday; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.

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The latest cases involve a man who returned from Thailand on July 10 and two 18-year-old girls who spent their vacation in Cyprus. None of the patients are in a serious condition.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed 94,512 officially registered swine flu cases and 429 deaths in 135 countries and territories worldwide; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti.

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