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Germany has confirmed three cases of swine flu - the most in Europe.Germany has confirmed three cases of swine flu - the most in Europe.
The victims include two women, aged 22 and 37, and a man in his 30s. All had recently returned from Mexico.The victims include two women, aged 22 and 37, and a man in his 30s. All had recently returned from Mexico.
Germany is the third European country to confirm cases of swine flu, after Spain and the UK, which have declared two each.Germany is the third European country to confirm cases of swine flu, after Spain and the UK, which have declared two each.
Others are investigating suspected cases, but so far Mexico - the apparent source of the outbreak - is the only country where victims have died. Others are investigating suspected cases, but so far Mexico and the US are the only countries where victims of the virus have died.
German authorities say there is no need to panic - and that they have sufficient stocks of anti-flu drugs to protect the population, says the BBC's Tristana Moore in Berlin.German authorities say there is no need to panic - and that they have sufficient stocks of anti-flu drugs to protect the population, says the BBC's Tristana Moore in Berlin.
But the country is bracing for more cases and is increasing its watchfulness at airports like Hamburg and Frankfurt.But the country is bracing for more cases and is increasing its watchfulness at airports like Hamburg and Frankfurt.
The 22-year-old woman with the virus is from Hamburg, the 37-year-old woman from Kulmbach, and the man is being treated in Regensburg, southern Germany, said the Robert Koch Institute, which specialises in infectious diseases.The 22-year-old woman with the virus is from Hamburg, the 37-year-old woman from Kulmbach, and the man is being treated in Regensburg, southern Germany, said the Robert Koch Institute, which specialises in infectious diseases.
Honeymoon coupleHoneymoon couple
Across Europe authorities are monitoring other suspected cases.Across Europe authorities are monitoring other suspected cases.
In Scotland a couple have reportedly been quarantined in their own home after becoming the second newly-married couple suspected of picking up the disease on their honeymoon in Mexico.In Scotland a couple have reportedly been quarantined in their own home after becoming the second newly-married couple suspected of picking up the disease on their honeymoon in Mexico.
After their return from Cancun, Jenny Marshall fell ill and she and her new husband Pete had been told to stay inside for five days, he told a Scottish newspaper.After their return from Cancun, Jenny Marshall fell ill and she and her new husband Pete had been told to stay inside for five days, he told a Scottish newspaper.
Results are expected back on Wednesday from some of the tests being carried out on 23 people across Scotland suspected of being infected.Results are expected back on Wednesday from some of the tests being carried out on 23 people across Scotland suspected of being infected.
In Portugal a three-year-old boy who arrived from the United States last week, is the country's first suspected case, local media have reported.In Portugal a three-year-old boy who arrived from the United States last week, is the country's first suspected case, local media have reported.
On Tuesday EU Health Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou said suspected cases were also being investigated in the Republic of Ireland, Denmark, Italy, Sweden, Greece and the Czech Republic.On Tuesday EU Health Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou said suspected cases were also being investigated in the Republic of Ireland, Denmark, Italy, Sweden, Greece and the Czech Republic.
'Unpredictable''Unpredictable'
In Geneva, the World Health Organization was holding an emergency review of the swine flu outbreak, and said it might raise its pandemic alert level to phase five - the second highest - if it turned out that the disease was being spread in at least two countries, the Associated Press reported.In Geneva, the World Health Organization was holding an emergency review of the swine flu outbreak, and said it might raise its pandemic alert level to phase five - the second highest - if it turned out that the disease was being spread in at least two countries, the Associated Press reported.
Level six is a pandemic.Level six is a pandemic.
But senior WHO official Keiji Fukuda said that, with deaths only being reported in Mexico so far, it could turn out to be a "very mild pandemic", adding, however, that influenza "moves in ways we cannot predict". But senior WHO official Keiji Fukuda said that it could still turn out to be a "very mild pandemic", adding, however, that influenza "moves in ways we cannot predict".