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Seventh case of swine flu confirmed in California

Sat Apr 25, 2009 5:54pm EDT
LOS ANGELES, April 25 (Reuters) - A seventh case of the swine flu that has killed up to 68 people in Mexico was confirmed in California on Saturday, state health officials said.

The case confirmed on Saturday was a 35-year-old woman from Imperial County, which shares a border with Mexico. The woman reported being ill starting on April 4 and was hospitalized but had since recovered, California Department of Public Health spokesman Al Lundeen told Reuters. (Editing by Peter Cooney)

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