May 13 - A 28-year-old man has been confirmed as the first person in Belgium known to be infected with the H1N1 flu virus, soon after returning from a trip to the United States, the Belgian health minister said on Wednesday.
"He will be kept in isolation and people he has been in contact with will be contacted for a follow-up," Health Minister Laurette Onkelinx told a news conference.
She noted doctors said there was nothing to worry about in the patient's case. The man, from the northern Belgian region of Ghent, had just returned from 10 days in New York and four days in Chicago, Onkelinx said.
The H1N1 virus, sometimes referred to as "swine flu" or "Mexican flu" has infected nearly 6,000 people in 33 countries, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday.
While health officials say it appears to be a little more contagious and severe than seasonal influenza, only the most vulnerable patients are advised to use drugs to treat it.
This is, in part, to keep the drugs working well in case the strain becomes more dangerous.
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