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Kyrgyzstan Braces For Swine-Flu Outbreak

A woman wears a mask to protect herself against the flu in Bishkek.
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November 20, 2009

BISHKEK -- The official number of swine-flu cases in Kyrgyzstan has been put at 61, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports.

Health Ministry spokesman Zuridin Nurmatov told RFE/RL that some 1 million surgical masks have been imported this month, adding that more than 2 million more masks will be made available through pharmacies.

Local experts estimate that about one-third of Kyrgyzstan's 5.5 million people will be infected by the H1N1 virus this season.
Swine Flu
H1N1 Virus
As the fall flu season hits, fears of a swine-flu pandemic have grown in Eastern Europe after Ukraine saw a massive outbreak. Click here for RFE/RL's coverage of the virus's spread.

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