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49-year-old man with swine flu dies in Haifa

A 49-year-old man diagnosed with swine flu died Friday in Haifa's Carmel Hospital. The Health Ministry said that although the man suffered from chronic heart and lung diseases, the H1N1 virus could not be ruled out as the cause of death. Therefore, the ministry said it was counting the man as Israel's 22nd swine flu fatality.