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Some passengers ill on HK - US flight(Reuters)Updated: 2007-03-27 16:46 NEW YORK - Officials are investigating the health of several passengers who fell ill aboard a Continental Airlines plane from Hong Kong that landed at Newark Airport in New Jersey, a spokeswoman for the airline said on Monday. "During the flight, the cabin crew noticed that several passengers appeared ill," spokeswoman Julie King said in a statement. Those who became ill are believed to be part of a group of more than 80 tourists who went on a river cruise in Asia and whose final destination is Montreal, Continental said in a statement. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was called in and allowed the passengers to disembark. A CDC spokesman said the agency was investigating but suspected that seasonal flu was to blame. The flight, Continental Flight 98, left Hong Kong on Monday with 272 passengers on board. |
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