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    Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez acknowledged Tuesday night that the virus reached some indigenous settlements, though he didn't mention the Yanomami or give details. "Swine flu hasn't gone away... It was detected in an indigenous community ... It's under control now." Mirabal said suspected swine flu cases appeared in three Yanomami villages - Mavaca, Platanal and Hatakoa - and a Cuban-trained team of Venezuelan doctors known as Battalion 51 was sent to the area to treat the ill and track possible cases. Full Article at WIS
    Swine flu hasn't gone away... It was detected in an indigenous community ... It's under control now.
    Hugo Chávez – Hugo Chávez SOURCE: WIS 1 month ago
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Swine flu reaches Yanomami Indians in the Amazon
  1. Everything is under control
    SOURCE: WIS 1 month ago
  2. Survival's real fear is that this is going to spread rapidly ... because the Yanomami are a relatively isolated people ... If it gets into these remote communities, by the time people find out it's likely to be too late.
    SOURCE: WIS 1 month ago

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