An eighth country has confirmed the swine flu virus' presence, and flu cases in the United States became more serious as more flu victims required hospital treatment. Germany became the third European country to confirm swine flu cases, and possible cases have been found in the Middle East and Asia. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of confirmed U.S. cases rose to 66 Tuesday, including five people in California and Texas being treated at hospitals....
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