67 US soldiers in Iraq have swine fluThere have been 67 confirmed cases of swine flu swine flu n. A highly contagious form of human influenza caused by a filterable virus identical or related to a virus formerly isolated from infected swine. among US soldiers stationed in Iraq Iraq or Irak (both: ēräk`, ĭrăk`), officially Republic of Iraq, republic (2005 est. pop. 26,075,000), 167,924 sq mi (434,924 sq km), SW Asia. , the military said on Thursday. "To date, there are 67 'confirmed positives' among US soldiers and no deaths," spokesperson Lyn Bradford said in an email. Since the A(H1N1) virus first emerged in Mexico in April, it has spread globally, reaching pandemic pandemic /pan·dem·ic/ (pan-dem´ik) 1. a widespread epidemic of a disease. 2. widely epidemic. pan·dem·ic adj. Epidemic over a wide geographic area. n. level and affecting nearly every country in the world, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the World Health Organisation. The UN body said Wednesday its tally of swine flu deaths had risen to 1,154 from the 816 announced on July 27, and the illness was now found in 168 countries and territories. 
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