Swine flu rising in Russia, Europe

The number of people infected with the pandemic A/H1N1 swine flu virus is on the rise in Russia and Europe, a senior Russian official said.

Russia's chief sanitary doctor, Gennady Onishchenko, said A-type flu viruses account for about 71 percent of all seasonal flu cases in Europe, and 93 percent of them are swine flu.

'The reports are alarming, they show that the A/H1N1 pandemic virus is on the rise again,' he said.

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