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Updated at 2:13 p.m., Tuesday, May 5, 2009

CDC confirms three cases of flu in Islands

Advertiser Staff

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed three cases of H1N1, or swine flu, in the Islands. In this photo, Chinese citizens wait for boarding at Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City.

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed three cases of swine flu on Oahu involving a school-age child and a military member and his or her spouse, the state Department of Health announced this morning.

"All three of them have recovered from the illness," Health Department spokeswoman Janice Okubo said.

One of the adults recently traveled to Texas and exposed his or her spouse. The child recently traveled to California. Both states have confirmed cases of swine flu.

"With the confirmation of these three cases by CDC, Hawaii joins 38 or more states reporting confirmed H1N1 Influenza A or swine-origin flu activity," said Dr. Chiyome Fukino, director of the state Department of Health. "Our department continues to aggressively monitor for and investigate flu cases as we move into the next phase of our identification and testing of illness in the state."

Anyone experiencing flu-like symptoms, especially those who have traveled to the Mainland or Mexico, should call a doctor and isolate themselves from other people, the Department of Health said.