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Israel finds five more A/H1N1 flu cases

2009-06-03 08:36 BJT

Special Report: World tackles A/H1N1 flu |

JERUSALEM, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Israel's Health Ministry on Tuesday announced that five more Israelis have been diagnosed withinfluenza A/H1N1 virus.

The latest cases have brought to 38 the total number of confirmed cases of the globally spreading disease in the Jewish state.

One of the new patients returned from the United States three days ago, reported local news service Ynet.

The health ministry has called on all passengers on the same flight to seek medical advice should they show any flu symptoms, said the report.

Editor: Zhang Pengfei | Source: Xinhua