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CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela on Thursday reported its first confirmed case of H1N1 swine flu — a 22-year-old man who is thought to have contracted the illness on a trip to Panama.

The Health Ministry said the patient was at home and responding well to treatment. The ministry was running checks on 6 people who had been in close contact with the man and was monitoring 80  others who had travelled on the same plane.

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  1. michael tannassee UNITED STATES says:

    …like de van wah tek chales wess ,, an now aftah de van do a 180,, ‘e now deh goin esse ,, iz juss suh de H1N1 – man guh suh wid dis ,, call um ,, wah it iz ,, iz hag flu – anyway like ah wuz seh’in ,, dis hag flu headin esse ,, ah onli hope it end up ,, wid chales ,,,,,,,,,,, esse ah de sun !…

    but a want ahyuh fuh know ,, as lang as it deh suh close to jagedung nat even de mayah fuh jagedung en safe ,, wah ah tinking bowt now iz if he get sick ,, wid de hag flu ,, iz it in de cansti2shan weh it seh we de PEOPLE must pay fuh send he to
    de place weh dem gat accounts in banks wid “numbered” accounts ,, fuh get saved ! cud n e badi tell meh if n e such clause is in this dakument ! andah which de PEOPLE now exist !

  2. Arnold VENEZUELA says:

    Not one but 11 confirmed cases.



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