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An adult male and a child - the first swine flu cases in the west - recently returned from New York, it was confirmed this week.

Further cases of swine flu are expected in city and county schools in the coming weeks and months, the HSE West warned this week.

Two cases of swine flu have been confirmed in the west according to the HSE.

The Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland has called on the HSE to ensure that Irish people with cystic fibrosis be vaccinated against the H1N1 virus at the same time as front line health workers.

To make sure you and your children are all set for school, Boots at Golden Island, Athlone will be running information days this Friday and Saturday August 28 and 29 from midday.

As children headed back to school this week, parents in the west are becoming increasingly concerned about the threat of swine flu.

The Asthma Society of Ireland is urging parents of children with asthma to visit their GP to ensure their child’s condition is controlled before returning to school this September.

An “unprecedented” number of businesses in Galway and Mayo have signed up to attend a swine flu seminar in the city next week.

There have been 53 confirmed cases of swine flu in the HSE west region. The area covers from Donegal down to Limerick and across to Tipperary. Eight four per cent of cases have presented in people less than 35 years of age.

Fine Gael TD, John O’Mahony, has called for the relaxation of the licensing regulation rules that govern the availability of medicine in Ireland to allow for the speedier distribution of the swine flu vaccination.