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Beijing reports confirmed case of A(H1N1) flu
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-05-17 08:39 BEIJING -- One confirmed case of A(H1N1) flu was reported in Beijing, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday evening. It is the third confirmed case of A(H1N1) flu on the Chinese mainland, according to the ministry.
She was currently in a stable condition, with a normal body temperature, the ministry said. The female, a Beijing native, arrived in Beijing on May 11 on board the U.S. Continental Airline C089 and reached home accompanied by her mother, said the ministry. She did not go out or meet friends after arriving home, according to the ministry's investigation.
She went to the fever outpatient section of the Peking University First Hospital in the evening on May 14 and said she developed symptoms of cough, a few sputum, headache, sore throat, chest distress and sore muscle, with a body temperature of 37.7 degrees Celsius.
She was initially diagnosed as fever, needing further check and "suspected of A(H1N1) flu," the ministry said. The patient was transferred to the Beijing Ditan Hospital early in the morning on May 15. The Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tested a specimen taken via a swab from her throat, which showed she was "suspected positive" for A(H1N1) and positive for PIV-H3. |
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