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25 people quarantined in New Zealand in swine flu scare
Twenty-five students and teachers in New Zealand, some with flu-like symptoms, were quarantined and tested for swine flu after returning from a trip to Mexico, officials said on Sunday, as Asia stepped up surveillance for the deadly virus.
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- Published: 11:39 April 26, 2009
Wellington: Twenty-five students and teachers in New Zealand, some with flu-like symptoms, were quarantined and tested for swine flu after returning from a trip to Mexico, officials said on Sunday, as Asia stepped up surveillance for the deadly virus.
At least 81 people have died from severe pneumonia caused by a flu-like illness in Mexico, according to the World Health Organisation, which declared the virus a public health emergency of "pandemic potential."
The group from New Zealand's largest high school returned to the northern city of Auckland on Saturday on a flight from Los Angeles.
Auckland Regional Public Health Services director Dr. Julia Peters said thirteen students and one teacher were unwell and one student had to be hospitalised.
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