A man from Spennymoor, County Durham, has contracted swine flu - and his friends are undergoing tests to see if they have the virus after an overseas trip.
The man, who is recovering at home, was diagnosed after returning home to County Durham from America.
He is understood to have been on a short holiday with several friends from the same area.
* Full story in tomorrow's Northern Echo.
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