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| Swine flu scare at university dorm in Cairo | Swine flu scare at university dorm in Cairo |
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| Egyptian police have imposed quarantine restrictions on a dormitory of the prestigious American University in Cairo after an outbreak of swine flu. | Egyptian police have imposed quarantine restrictions on a dormitory of the prestigious American University in Cairo after an outbreak of swine flu. |
| Two students arriving from the US have been diagnosed with the virus that has killed 130 people, mostly in Mexico, and has affected thousands worldwide. | Two students arriving from the US have been diagnosed with the virus that has killed 130 people, mostly in Mexico, and has affected thousands worldwide. |
| Egypt was the first African country to record a case swine flu. | Egypt was the first African country to record a case swine flu. |
| There are fears the airborne virus could spread quickly in its densely populated urban areas. | There are fears the airborne virus could spread quickly in its densely populated urban areas. |
| Police, some wearing face masks stood at barriers outside the elegant seven-floor AUC dormitory in Zamalek. | Police, some wearing face masks stood at barriers outside the elegant seven-floor AUC dormitory in Zamalek. |
| Pizzas were delivered to the building during the day but none of the residents were allowed in or out. | Pizzas were delivered to the building during the day but none of the residents were allowed in or out. |
| The swine flu outbreak led the university to suspend classes until 14 June in line with health ministry advice, reports say. | |
| Egypt's Mena news agency said the students are Americans who came to Cairo to take summer classes. | Egypt's Mena news agency said the students are Americans who came to Cairo to take summer classes. |
| The Egyptian authorities ordered the cull of the country's 300,000 pigs to combat an outbreak, although animal welfare groups said the slaughter would have little impact. | The Egyptian authorities ordered the cull of the country's 300,000 pigs to combat an outbreak, although animal welfare groups said the slaughter would have little impact. |
| Egypt is already battling the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, which has killed an estimated 27 people there since 2006. | Egypt is already battling the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, which has killed an estimated 27 people there since 2006. |
| People travelling to Egypt are subjected to tests at its airports, with some suspected cases being kept in quarantine. | People travelling to Egypt are subjected to tests at its airports, with some suspected cases being kept in quarantine. |