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Thailand confirms 10th A(H1N1) case
Thailand confirms 10th A(H1N1) case
BANGKOK, June 8 (TNA) – Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has reported the country’s 10th A(H1N1) flu case, a 20-year-old woman, who was returning home from the United States.
Minister of Public Health Witthaya Kaewparadai said the H1N1 infected with the H1N1 virus is now under close medical surveillance. She has been on the anti-viral medication Oseltamivir and is recovering.
Her family and others having close contact with her have been closely monitored, and none had showned any sign of flu symptoms.
He said the preventive measures must be stepped up to guard against human-to-human transmission of the A(H1N1) virus.
Permanent Secretary for Public Health Prat Boonyawongvirote said the latest patient had left for the US in March of 2008 and returned home on June 5.
She had flu-like symptoms and received medical treatment at hospital. Her clinical samples were sent for lab testing on Saturday.
The Medical Sciences Department confirmed the samples positive for the H1N1 virus, he said.
The World Health Organization’s latest report on Friday put the number of confirmed A(H1N1) cases worldwide at 21,940 in 69 countries, with 125 deaths. (TNA)
BANGKOK, June 8 (TNA) – Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has reported the country’s 10th A(H1N1) flu case, a 20-year-old woman, who was returning home from the United States.
Minister of Public Health Witthaya Kaewparadai said the H1N1 infected with the H1N1 virus is now under close medical surveillance. She has been on the anti-viral medication Oseltamivir and is recovering.
Her family and others having close contact with her have been closely monitored, and none had showned any sign of flu symptoms.
He said the preventive measures must be stepped up to guard against human-to-human transmission of the A(H1N1) virus.
Permanent Secretary for Public Health Prat Boonyawongvirote said the latest patient had left for the US in March of 2008 and returned home on June 5.
She had flu-like symptoms and received medical treatment at hospital. Her clinical samples were sent for lab testing on Saturday.
The Medical Sciences Department confirmed the samples positive for the H1N1 virus, he said.
The World Health Organization’s latest report on Friday put the number of confirmed A(H1N1) cases worldwide at 21,940 in 69 countries, with 125 deaths. (TNA)
