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Swine flu: two human-to-human transmissions confirmed in UK
Two cases of human to human transmission of swine flu within Britain have been confirmed, including Graeme Pacitti, a close contact of couple Iain and Dawn Askham.
Last Updated: 9:43PM BST 01 May 2009
Graeme Pacitti: Swine flu: first human-to-human transmission confirmed in UK
Graeme Pacitti: Mr Pacitti has been receiving antiviral drugs since falling ill and his condition is not serious. His own friends, family and contacts are now being checked up. Photo: UNIVERSAL NEWS AND SPORT
As well as Mr Pacitti, another case passed on from one person in Britain to another has been confirmed in the South West of England.
Previously all cases here had been in people who had been to Mexico recently.
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Sir Liam Donaldson, the UK Government's Chief Medical Advisor, said: ?The first non imported cases of swine flu have been confirmed in England and Scotland. The infection appears to have been acquired by person to person spread within the United Kingdom. Until now, cases were confined to people who had themselves recently come back from Mexico. The person in the South West is being treated with Tamiflu."
Mr Pacitti, a 24-year-old NHS health worker's positive test results were made public by the Scottish government this afternoon.
He has been receiving antiviral drugs since falling ill and his condition is not serious. His family are being kept with him in isolation at their Falkirk home but have not displayed any symptoms.
"In the past couple of days I've started to feel a lot better," he told the BBC immediately after the news was announced.
Last Updated: 9:43PM BST 01 May 2009
Graeme Pacitti: Swine flu: first human-to-human transmission confirmed in UK
Graeme Pacitti: Mr Pacitti has been receiving antiviral drugs since falling ill and his condition is not serious. His own friends, family and contacts are now being checked up. Photo: UNIVERSAL NEWS AND SPORT
As well as Mr Pacitti, another case passed on from one person in Britain to another has been confirmed in the South West of England.
Previously all cases here had been in people who had been to Mexico recently.
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Sir Liam Donaldson, the UK Government's Chief Medical Advisor, said: ?The first non imported cases of swine flu have been confirmed in England and Scotland. The infection appears to have been acquired by person to person spread within the United Kingdom. Until now, cases were confined to people who had themselves recently come back from Mexico. The person in the South West is being treated with Tamiflu."
Mr Pacitti, a 24-year-old NHS health worker's positive test results were made public by the Scottish government this afternoon.
He has been receiving antiviral drugs since falling ill and his condition is not serious. His family are being kept with him in isolation at their Falkirk home but have not displayed any symptoms.
"In the past couple of days I've started to feel a lot better," he told the BBC immediately after the news was announced.
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