RAMALLAH: The Palestinian health minister said seven people from one extended family have been diagnosed with swine flu.
Health Minister Fathi Abu Mughli said two siblings returning from the US infected five of their relatives in the northern West Bank village of Barka.
In total, 11 Palestinians in the West Bank have contracted swine flu. About 300 Israelis have been diagnosed with swine flu.
Abu Mughli said on Sunday the seven new cases don't appear serious, but doctors asked the patients to stay home for a week. He did not know where in the US the two relatives caught the illness.
The World Health Organization considers the swine flu a "moderate" pandemic. Around 60,000 people have contracted the virus worldwide.
Jun 29, 2009
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