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Portugal: 1st case of swine flu confirmed

Gert van der Hoek

In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Google translated

04 May 2009

Ministra Health announced the first case of influenza confirmed in Portugal

The Health Minister, Ana Jorge, announced this Monday the first confirmed case of influenza the Portugal.


The first suspected case emerged on 30 April, a woman of 31 years, who was in Mexico.

On the same day, at a press conference, the Secretary of State for Health, Manuel Pizarro,
indicated that the suspect was being subjected to tests but had a clinical
"Very favorable". However, the test conducted by the Instituto Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, gave
positive for influenza virus type A non-seasonal, and the collection followed in the laboratories in
London.

The results arrived this Monday to Portugal and confirm that the woman was contaminated
by the virus H1N1.

http://www.correiomanha.pt/noticia....ontentid=905AD785-87B4-4EBC-85B5-D9290FAA92FA
 
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