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Saturday, May 23, 2009

Taiwan confirms three new swine flu cases

TAIPEI (AFP) — Taiwan confirmed three new swine flu cases on Friday in a woman returning from the Philippines and two students flying back from the United States, bringing the island's total infections to five.

A 30-year-old woman who had been travelling in Manila May 16-20 with three relatives tested positive for A(H1N1) influenza, said the Centres for Disease Control (CDC).

"She was feeling unwell while in Manila. She went to a clinic on Thursday after she developed a fever. Her daughter was also screened after she too was running a fever," said CDC spokesman Shih Wen-yi.

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