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Schoolgirl flu victim 'improving'

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A 12-year-old from Devon who was diagnosed with swine flu is said to be ''improving'' at home.

The schoolgirl had been on the same flight home as the first patients confirmed in the UK, honeymoon couple Iain and Dawn Askham.

At a news conference in Paignton, disease control expert Doctor Sarah Harrison outlined the health measures in place in Torbay.

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