US Navy Updates Confirmed Cases of H1N1 (Swine Flu) to 470

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WASHINGTON, July 16, 2009 -- The U.S. Navy updated its confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza July 15 to 470 sailors, of which 346 have returned to duty.

The Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED), the headquarters for Navy medicine, continues to monitor the health of the force to ensure necessary precautions are being taken to educate and safeguard Sailors, civilian personnel and family members.

Additional information on the H1N1 influenza is available at:

• The Center of Disease Control website: www.cdc.gov/flu/swine or call 1-800-CDC-INFO

• The Department of Defense website: www.dod.mil/pandemicflu.

• The Department of Health and Human Services website: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/.

(Report from a U.S. Navy news release.)

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