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Mexico says swine flu outbreak easing off

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09:55 04/05/2009

The Mexican government has said the swine flu outbreak has peaked in the country and is now in decline, with a confirmed human death toll of 22.

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People with face masks: flu epidemic in Ukraine
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An outbreak of swine flu, which hit Ukraine last week, has claimed the lives of 22 people. The government has imposed quarantines in nine western provinces to curb the spread of swine flu, which originated in the Tirnopol Region.

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