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KHAN YUNIS, Gaza Strip — The Palestinian Health Ministry announced that a number of people have been infected with the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu. The Gazan health sector is already in a disastrous situation following the war this summer.
Despite the Health Ministry's announcement that swine flu does not pose a threat to public health and that there have been only a small, if unspecified, number of cases, media reports about a death from swine flu raised public concerns. Officials refused to confirm whether swine flu was responsible for the death.
