First case of domestic swine flu in China confirmed

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – China’s health ministry confirmed Friday the first case of swine flu involving a person infected with the virus inside the country.

In an earlier statement, the ministry had identified the patient as a 24-year-old woman in the southern province of Guangdong who had been in close contact with a confirmed carrier of the A(H1N1) virus.

The woman works as a make-up artist at a photo studio in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong, and came into contact with the confirmed case when he and his girlfriend had wedding photos taken Monday and Tuesday, it said.

On Wednesday, she developed a headache and a fever, and after she was hospitalised, Guangzhou health officials identified her as a suspected swine flu case before confirming it.

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