BRASILIA, May 7 (Reuters) - Brazil will confirm at least one case of the new H1N1 flu virus later on Thursday, a Health Ministry source told Reuters. Health Minister Jose Temporao is due to hold a news conference later in the day to announce the confirmation, the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity. It would be the second country in South America to confirm a case of the new flu virus, after Colombia. The health ministry has said there are 24 suspected cases of the new flu virus around the country. (Reporting by Natuza Nery; Writing by Ana Nicolaci da Costa; Editing by Eric Walsh)
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