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Japan confirms first domestic infection of A(H1N1) flu
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-05-17 10:51

Japan confirms first domestic infection of A(H1N1) flu

Journalists follow a man walking to a high school where the confirmed A/H1N1 flu patient studies in Kobe city, Japan, May 16, 2009. Japan's first domestic case of A/H1N1 flu was confirmed on Saturday. The patient is a 17-year-old male high school student in Kobe city, who has no records of overseas travel, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. [Xinhua]