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A Japanese man infected with swine flu died Saturday, becoming the country's first fatality linked to the virus, an official said.While the man in his 50s, from the southern island of Okinawa, had swine flu, he died of pneumonia, Okinawan health official ...
The number of swine flu cases in Japan soared towards 300 Thursday and Canada announced a big jump in infections as the global epidemic showed no signs of letting up.Local media said 281 cases of the (A)H1N1 virus had been confirmed in ...

Japan reports three domestic swine flu cases

Japan confirmed three domestic swine flu infections Saturday, all high school students who had not been abroad, and was testing at least 14 other suspected cases in two cities, officials said.Health officials were testing five more teenagers from the same school in ...

Japan confirms first three swine flu cases

A Japanese teacher and two students returning from North America have tested positive for swine flu in the first confirmed cases of the virus in the island nation, the government said on Saturday.Japanese authorities quarantined the 46-year-old man and 16-year-old boys, who ...