Article: Health officials on alert after first Philippine A/H1N1 case confirmed

Health officials on alert after first Philippine A/H1N1 case confirmed

MANILA, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Health officials went on alert after the first A/H1N1 flu case was confirmed in the Philippines, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Friday.

They are working to trace people that were in close contact with the 10-year-old patient who was tested positive for the virus on Thursday.

The parents of the Filipino girl are already in quarantine while their other 18 family members are also under observation, WHO country representative Dr. Soe Nyunt-U told reporters.

Health officials are trying to detect the passengers on the same flight with the young patient when they arrived on May ...

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