In related news, the Afghan Health Ministry confirmed Wednesday that fourteen U.S. citizens living on a military base just north of Kabul, Afghanistan, were recently discovered to have the H1N1 flu “ "the second confirmed cases in three months," Reuters reports. According to an Afghan health ministry spokesperson, all of the patients "were treated and have recovered and returned to work" (Burch, 7/8).

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