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Swine flu hits Jewish summer camps across the U.S.
By The Jewish Journal
Tags: swine flu, Jewish world 

Swine flu has already hit summer camps across the United States, with more than a dozen reported cases,

More than 40 campers and counselors from Jewish summer camps in Southern California have been sent home with flu-like symptoms.

As of June 29, there have been several cases of Influenza A, which are currently being tested by the California Health Department to determine if they are the H1N1 strain, commonly known as Swine Flu.
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Nine cases of H1N1 have been confirmed at Jewish camps in Texas, two at the JCC camp in Boynton Beach, ten participants meant to participate in a Birthright trip to Israel have been infected (after infecting 18 Israeli soldiers, reports the Jerusalem Post), and Camp Livingston, a residential Jewish Camp in Indiana, has shut down due to five confirmed cases of H1N1.

(click to read the full article in The Los Angeles Jewish Journal.
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