Myanmar reports 17 flu A/H1N1 cases

The 17th patient, a 40-year-old man, arrived at Myanmar's airport on Saturday, back from Malaysia. He was brought to a special hospital the same day after he was found ill.

    He was confirmed by the National Health Laboratory to have been infected with flu A/H1N1 virus.

    A total of 143 passengers on the flight and 131 airport staff members are under surveillance.

    Of Myanmar's 17 flu patients so far, 10 have fully recovered and been discharged from hospital, the source said.

    So far, the authorities have given medical check up to over 2 million people at airports, ports and border check points and examined those suspicious of the disease since the outbreak in Mexico on April 28, it said, Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.chinaview.cn for full version.