Influenza May Be Traced to Home Service Worker
07-03 18:13 Caijing
Full article in Chinese: http://www.caijing.com.cn/2009-07-03/110192678.html
» Medical personnel from China's Centers for
Disease Prevention and Control found that the outbreak of influenza A/H1N1 at a
primary school in Beijing's Chaoyang District may be attributed to a domestic
service worker who has tested positive for the disease.
» On July 1 and 2,
the school reported 17 confirmed cases of influenza A/H1N1. The 17 pupils, who
were sent for treatment to two different hospitals, raised the number of people
in Beijing with the flu to 171.
» Chinese health and education authorities
have adopted strict measures pertaining to this outbreak, closing the school and
quarantining more than 150 people who had close contact with the infected
students in a hotel.