German Tourist in Sunny Beach among Bulgaria's New Swine Flu Cases

Рђ German tourist tested positive for swine flu in the Bulgarian resort of Sunny Beach. Photo by bulgariatravel.com

Bulgaria's Ministry of Health confirmed Thursday the news about two new swine flu cases in the country.

The first new A(H1N1) patient is a 55-year-old man who came back to Sofia from Australia via Singapore and London on July 5. He received the first symptoms on July 6, and is hospitalized in Sofia.

The second swine flu patient is a 20-year-old woman from Germany who arrived in the Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Sunny Beach on July 3 together with a 16-year-old girl.

On July 5, the hotel the two were staying at received a fax from the German health authorities that the two women had been in contact with a confirmed A(H1N1) patient in Germany.

After medical tests were conducted, the 20-year-old woman tested positive and was hospitalized.

Thus, the total number of confirmed swine flu cases in Bulgaria has reached 16.

 

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