Gert van der Hoek
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Guam confirms first H1N1 infection
Posted at 07:15 on 02 July, 2009 UTC
Guam has recorded its first confirmed case of H1N1 infection.
A statement issued by the island?s Office of the Acting Governor, says the affected individual, a federal employee on Andersen Air Force Base, had returned from a trip to Texas and exhibited flu-like symptoms.
The case was confirmed by the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services.
The statement did not identify the gender of the affected person but a Pacific Daily News article on its website says it?s a woman.
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Posted at 07:15 on 02 July, 2009 UTC
Guam has recorded its first confirmed case of H1N1 infection.
A statement issued by the island?s Office of the Acting Governor, says the affected individual, a federal employee on Andersen Air Force Base, had returned from a trip to Texas and exhibited flu-like symptoms.
The case was confirmed by the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services.
The statement did not identify the gender of the affected person but a Pacific Daily News article on its website says it?s a woman.
News Content ? Radio New Zealand International
PO Box 123, Wellington, New Zealand
http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=47505