Morocco reports third swine flu case; Saudi Arabia quarantines Mauritanian
2009-06-15
Morocco's health ministry reported a third case of H1N1 swine flu on Sunday (June 14th). The 7-year-old girl arrived in Casablanca on a flight from Montreal on Friday. The first two people diagnosed with swine flu in Morocco - an 18-year-old girl and a 29-year-old man – arrived Wednesday on the same flight from Montreal.
In related news on Sunday, the Saudi health ministry announced that three new cases of swine include a Mauritanian national who arrived from Canada through the UAE. The Mauritanian is quarantined in a hospital in Medina, AFP reported.
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