DoH confirms first A(H1N1) case in RP

MANILA, Philippines—(UPDATE) The Department of Health (DoH) confirmed the first case of A(H1N1) influenza in the country Thursday night.

“The DoH confirms today the first case of A(H1N1) in the Philippines. She is a female traveler who arrived in the country on May 18 from the United States, whose throat specimen tested positive based on results from the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine,” Health Secretary Francisco Duque said in a press conference at the World Health Organization Regional office in Manila.

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Swine Flu Pandemic!

We've heard it in the news! Swine flu reportedly killed 160 people and made at least 1,000 ill in Mexico and the US.

According to a report by the Associate Press Writers, "Global health authorities warned on April 29th that swine flu was threatening to bloom into a pandemic, and the virus spread farther in Europe... A toddler who succumbed in Texas became the first death outside Mexico. New cases and deaths finally seemed to be leveling off in Mexico, where 160 people have been killed, after an aggressive public health campaign.

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Has the virus reached the Philippines yet? That would be a nightmare!