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Saudi confirms first swine flu case

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FLU CASE: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday confirmed its first case of swine flu. (Getty Images)
FLU CASE: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday confirmed its first case of swine flu. (Getty Images)

Saudi Arabia has confirmed its first case of the H1N1 flu virus in a Filipina nurse, the kingdom's health minister said on Wednesday.

The woman arrived on Friday on board a Gulf Air flight from the Philippines and showed first symptoms on Monday, Abdullah al-Rabeeah told Saudi news channel al-Ekhbariya, adding that she was being held in quarantine.

Saudi authorities are tracking down people who had contact with her on the flight and in the hospital, he said.  (Reuters)


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