Britain confirms flu in man who had not been in Mexico

sabra

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Fri May-01-09 10:56 AM
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Britain confirms flu in man who had not been in Mexico

Source: Reuters

LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) - A British health official confirmed on Friday the first case of the new H1N1 flu strain contracted by a person in Britain who had not been recently to Mexico.

The man, from Scotland, is the 10th Briton to have tested positive for the new strain of Influenza A (H1N1) but the first in the UK to have contracted it without having been to Mexico.

A Scottish government official confirmed the man's infection and said a full announcement would be made later on Friday.

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TCJ70

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Fri May-01-09 11:02 AM
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1. I WANT THE WHO TO UPGRADE TO LEVEL 6!!! NOW...

...heh. Here we go!

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kestrel91316

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Fri May-01-09 11:19 AM
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2. Well, we DO know it spreads from person to person. This is no shocker.

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