Preventative measures continue to control flu outbreak

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Source: CCTV.com | 05-06-2009 15:24

Guatemala's Health Ministry has confirmed the country's first case of A/H1N1 flu. While in Europe, preventative measures continued to control the outbreak of the flu.

A nurse, wearing a protective mask as a precaution against the swine flu, talks to a patient at a hospital in Guatemala City, Tuesday, May 5, 2009.(AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Guatemala's Health Minister confirms an 11-year-old girl, recently back from Mexico, has the A/H1N1 virus. She's being treated at a hospital in Guatemala City.

Celso Cerezo, Guatemala's Health Minister, said, "A positive case of influenza A/H1N1 has been found in Guatemala. It is the first case confirmed technically and scientifically in Atlanta by the CDC(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)."

He says samples from two other suspected cases have been sent to the CDC for testing.