Washington - An illness that has affected abut 75 students at a private school in New York City is "likely" swine flu, said Thomas Frieden, the New York City health commissioner. The conclusion was reached after swabs were taken from nine students at St Francis Preparatory School in Queens on Friday.
The specimens were examined by the health department, which concluded they exhibited in Influenza A strain that was "likely" swine flu, Frieden said.
A confirmatory result was expected Sunday from the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Washington/Geneva - The Geneva-based World Health Organization Saturday declared the outbreak of swine flu in Mexico and the United States a "public health emergency of international concern."At least 20 deaths in Mexico have been confirmed as swine flu, among a total of 60 deaths that have occurred there. Hundreds of more non-fatal cases have been reported, and schools, museums and other public places have been closed to prevent the spread.
