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| Further 'probable' swine flu case | Further 'probable' swine flu case |
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| Another "probable" case of swine flu is under investigation in Scotland, Health Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed. | Another "probable" case of swine flu is under investigation in Scotland, Health Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed. |
| She said this was a male in the Ayrshire and Arran Health Board area, with no connection to the three confirmed cases. | She said this was a male in the Ayrshire and Arran Health Board area, with no connection to the three confirmed cases. |
| He travelled from the US to Birmingham on Monday, and then onto Prestwick on Thursday, by which time he was showing symptoms of the virus. | He travelled from the US to Birmingham on Monday, and then onto Prestwick on Thursday, by which time he was showing symptoms of the virus. |
| She said a further 19 possible cases were also still under investigation. | She said a further 19 possible cases were also still under investigation. |
| Ms Sturgeon explained that a probable case was somebody who had tested positive for Influenza A but required further testing to determine the strain. | Ms Sturgeon explained that a probable case was somebody who had tested positive for Influenza A but required further testing to determine the strain. |
| A total of 15 cases have now been confirmed in the UK, three of them in Scotland. | A total of 15 cases have now been confirmed in the UK, three of them in Scotland. |
| Nicola Sturgeon: "This individual is not connected to our three confirmed cases" | |
| Ms Sturgeon said none of the three confirmed cases were giving any cause for concern, and there were no further person to person cases reported. | Ms Sturgeon said none of the three confirmed cases were giving any cause for concern, and there were no further person to person cases reported. |
| "I think we can have growing confidence that we are managing to limit the spread of infection from these original cases beyond that which we know about already," she said. | "I think we can have growing confidence that we are managing to limit the spread of infection from these original cases beyond that which we know about already," she said. |
| POSSIBLE CASES Ayrshire and Arran 1Fife 5Grampian 3Lothian 9Tayside 1 | POSSIBLE CASES Ayrshire and Arran 1Fife 5Grampian 3Lothian 9Tayside 1 |
| She added: "We continue to monitor this developing situation and the figures today show us that we must remain vigilant as we focus on disrupting the spread of the virus. | She added: "We continue to monitor this developing situation and the figures today show us that we must remain vigilant as we focus on disrupting the spread of the virus. |
| "We remain encouraged by the fact that outside Mexico, everyone who has contracted swine flu has experienced mild symptoms only. | "We remain encouraged by the fact that outside Mexico, everyone who has contracted swine flu has experienced mild symptoms only. |
| "Scotland, and the UK as a whole, is well prepared for a pandemic and I would urge the public to remain calm and continue taking sensible hygiene precautions." | "Scotland, and the UK as a whole, is well prepared for a pandemic and I would urge the public to remain calm and continue taking sensible hygiene precautions." |
| Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of swine flu advice leaflets have been printed in preparation for distribution to every home in Scotland. | Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of swine flu advice leaflets have been printed in preparation for distribution to every home in Scotland. |
| Titled "Important information about swine flu", the pamphlets include 11 pages of information and advice. | Titled "Important information about swine flu", the pamphlets include 11 pages of information and advice. |
| On Friday, a Falkirk man was confirmed as the first person to have contracted the virus through contact in the UK. | On Friday, a Falkirk man was confirmed as the first person to have contracted the virus through contact in the UK. |
| Graeme Pacitti, 24, is a friend of Iain and Dawn Askham, the couple who became infected during a holiday in Mexico. | Graeme Pacitti, 24, is a friend of Iain and Dawn Askham, the couple who became infected during a holiday in Mexico. |
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