ADDIS ABABA, June 19 (Reuters) - Ethiopia has confirmed its first cases of H1N1 flu virus, Health Minister Tewedros Adhanhom said on Friday.

"Since swine flu was declared in Mexico, Ethiopia has been free of the disease. But today we can confirm two cases," he said.

Both were teenage girls that arrived back in the country for a summer break from their U.S. high school, he said. (Reporting by Barry Malone)

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