H1N1 Flu Incidents in Japan
May 15, 2009 by Renee Blodgett
There’s a story about a Japanese student who has recently has tested positive for H1N1 flu in an initial examination, the first suspected domestic infection of the virus, the government said last Saturday. According to the article, Japanese authorities are carrying out further genetic tests on samples taken from the male high school student, from Kobe in western Japan, a health ministry spokesman said. On Friday, 47 of the 48 people were cleared of the virus after spending a week quarantined in a hotel, while the remaining passenger is expected to be discharged as early as Saturday.





