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| Australia swine flu ship cleared | Australia swine flu ship cleared |
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| A cruise liner at the centre of concern about the spread of swine flu has been cleared to dock in Sydney and allow its 2,000 passengers to disembark. | A cruise liner at the centre of concern about the spread of swine flu has been cleared to dock in Sydney and allow its 2,000 passengers to disembark. |
| Three crew members on the Pacific Dawn had tested positive for swine flu. | Three crew members on the Pacific Dawn had tested positive for swine flu. |
| The swine flu infections forced the Pacific Dawn to abandon a voyage to the Great Barrier Reef. | The swine flu infections forced the Pacific Dawn to abandon a voyage to the Great Barrier Reef. |
| But New South Wales officials gave the ship the all-clear on Monday, saying no new cases had been found and that no human-to-human transmission occurred. | But New South Wales officials gave the ship the all-clear on Monday, saying no new cases had been found and that no human-to-human transmission occurred. |
| The Pacific Dawn has been blamed for the recent increase in swine flu infections in Australia after health officials allowed hundreds of passengers to go home at the end of a previous cruise despite a suspected outbreak onboard. | The Pacific Dawn has been blamed for the recent increase in swine flu infections in Australia after health officials allowed hundreds of passengers to go home at the end of a previous cruise despite a suspected outbreak onboard. |
| At least 20 travellers were later diagnosed with the virus. | At least 20 travellers were later diagnosed with the virus. |
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