Israel's Health Ministry on Tuesday confirmed the country's first case of swine flu, saying a 26-year-old man who recently returned from Mexico had contracted the virus. Hospital officials said he has fully recovered.
Health Ministry spokeswoman Einav Shimron said ministry laboratory tests confirmed that a patient at Laniado Hospital in the coastal city of Netanya had contracted swine flu. The strain was the same one as the one found in Mexico, Shimron said.
The patient, Tomer Vajim, has recovered and is in "excellent condition," said Dr. Avinoam Skolnik, Laniado's medical director. He will remain hospitalized until the Health Ministry approves …
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