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Turkey reported the country's first case of swine flu Saturday, saying the virus was detected in a man who had travelled to Istanbul from the US.
Health Minister Recep Akdag said the man, a US citizen, had arrived in Istanbul via Amsterdam on Thursday.
Thermal cameras installed at Istanbul airport detected the man had high fever and he was put under observation at Istanbul's Haseki hospital, Akdag said. A lab later detected the H1N1 virus, the formal name for swine flu.
Five other members of his family have been placed in isolation, and health authorities were contacting other passengers on the flight, the minister said. There were about 160 passengers on the plane, Akdag said.
"The man's condition, in general, is good, and he has been placed in isolation along with his family," Akdag said. "We obtained the passenger list and those on the same plane with him are being closely monitored."
Private NTV television said the man was an Iraqi-American and was planning to travel to Iraq.
Thread for Turkish cases here http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?p=233848#post233848
Health Minister Recep Akdag said the man, a US citizen, had arrived in Istanbul via Amsterdam on Thursday.
Thermal cameras installed at Istanbul airport detected the man had high fever and he was put under observation at Istanbul's Haseki hospital, Akdag said. A lab later detected the H1N1 virus, the formal name for swine flu.
Five other members of his family have been placed in isolation, and health authorities were contacting other passengers on the flight, the minister said. There were about 160 passengers on the plane, Akdag said.
"The man's condition, in general, is good, and he has been placed in isolation along with his family," Akdag said. "We obtained the passenger list and those on the same plane with him are being closely monitored."
Private NTV television said the man was an Iraqi-American and was planning to travel to Iraq.
Thread for Turkish cases here http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?p=233848#post233848