Ramallah, West Bank – A Palestinian health official says an outbreak swine flu has killed nine people.
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Deputy Health Minister Asad Ramlawi also said Monday more than 225 people have been infected by the H1N1 influenza strain, known as swine flu. He said more than 25,000 vaccinations have been administered this year to prevent it. The West Bank has 2.5 million residents.
The West Bank has been struck by swine flu before. Dozens died in the Palestinian territories during the 2009 worldwide pandemic.
The first outbreak was discovered in Mexico in March 2009. Thousands died around the world, causing a global panic. The World Health Organization declared swine flu the first global flu pandemic in 40 years.
H1N1 is now considered a seasonal flu and included in the standard annual flu vaccine.
Waiting for them to blame Israel…
Of course they’ll blame Israel. They blame Israel for water being wet.
I think I remember reading somewhere that living among swine greatly increases the chance to get swine flu.
No surprise here…
There is an irony somewhere in bunch of muslims contracting a disease named after swine. 🙂
Must be those mossad trained swine!
Can’t wait for a UN condemnation ” how could Israel allow this to happen to the people of Palestine ” and possibly have the security council vote on a resoloution forbidding Israeli citizens to take a leak in the Meditraninan sea as it makes the suicide bombers die of swine flu before they have a real chance to kill infidels