Turkey's swine flu death toll rises to 27


Four more people have died of swine flu in Turkey, bringing the national toll to 27, the health ministry said on Sunday.

The latest victims of the A(H1N1) virus were a two-year-old girl and three men aged 26, 52 and 60.

Swine flu deaths in Turkey have risen sharply this week, after the first fatality was reported on October 24.

On November 2 hospitals began vaccinating medical workers and people planning to travel to Mecca for the hajj pilgrimage -- the first move in a campaign to vaccinate 28 million of the country's population of 71 million.

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AFP 081438 GMT 11 09


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