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Brazil to confirm 1st case of H1N1 virus - source
07 May 2009 21:50:34 GMT
Source: Reuters
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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