Pakistan reports one more swine flu case
Islamabad, Sep 24 (IANS) A Pakistani national who arrived here from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been diagnosed with swine flu, a media report said Thursday citing hospital sources.
The patient was taken to a hospital on suspicion of contracting swine flu after he arrived at the Benazir International Airport from Sharjah Wednesday night.
The doctors at PIMS hospital confirmed the patient was suffering from the viral disease.
Syed Abdul Qadir Hussain told Geo TV that he was down with fever in Dubai and a doctor there had diagnosed him with swine flu. Subsequently, he returned home.
Pakistan’s health ministry reported the country’s first swine flu case Aug 10.
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