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Source: CCTV.com | 05-13-2009 09:27

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China's Ministry of Health has reported a suspected case of A/H1N1 flu in Shandong Province.

China's Ministry of Health has reported a suspected case of A/H1N1 flu in Shandong Province.
China's Ministry of Health has reported a suspected case 
of A/H1N1 flu in Shandong Province.

This is the second such case on the mainland. It involves a man who travelled from Canada, and arrived in Beijing on Flight AC-029 on May the 8th. The man traveled to Jinan, the capital of Shandong, by Train D-41 on May the 11th. Health authorities in Shandong have conducted tests on virus specimens taken from the patient. And these show the man is "suspected positive" of carrying the A/H1N1 virus. The patient has already been isolated and is receiving treatment.

The Ministry of Health is asking all passengers on flight AC-029 and train service D-41 to get in touch with local health authorities as soon as possible.

 

Editor:Liu Anqi