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Two new probable cases of swine flu are currently being investigated north of the border, it has emerged. A Scots teenager whose father works in Mexico is being treated in hospital for probable swine flu, it has emerged.
One case is in Glasgow and the other is in Lothian, while nine other possible cases are also being examined. Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said the 19-year-old man from Greenock is one of two new probable cases being investigated in Scotland.
The person from Glasgow showed symptoms after contact with someone who had travelled to Mexico, while the Lothian patient had travelled to Las Vegas. He has a chest infection and although his condition is not giving cause for concern, initial tests indicated a "likely" positive result for H1N1.
Probable cases have tested positive for Influenza A and need further testing to confirm if they have the H1N1 strain. The other probable case is a Lothian man who returned from Las Vegas in May.
The Glasgow patient is currently in Gartnavel Hospital with a chest infection, but a statement from the Scottish Government said the individual was not giving cause for clinical concern. The man returned to Edinburgh via New York on 1 May, and started showing symptoms after returning home.
Initial tests on this patient have indicated a likely positive result for H1N1, and a sample has been sent to the Health Protection Agency's Centre for Infections in London for confirmation. He is now being treated at home.
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The Lothian patient had travelled to Las Vegas before returning to Edinburgh via New York, and started showing symptoms after returning home. The teenager is being treated in Glasgow's Gartnavel Hospital, where initial tests indicated a likely positive result for H1N1.
The person is being treated at home with anti-virals and the statement also said they were not giving cause for clinical concern. A sample has been sent to the Health Protection Agency's Centre for Infections in London for confirmation.
Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said: "The fact we have two new probable cases of influenza A (H1N1) in Scotland, while disappointing, should not surprise us and should not be seen as a cause for alarm. His father is an offshore worker based in Mexico, who was back in Scotland from 1-26 April.
"But it does of course demonstrate that we must remain vigilant for the new cases that we anticipate we will see in the coming weeks. Ms Sturgeon said: "Although this individual is in the probable category, initial tests have indicated a likely positive result.
"Our containment strategy has so far been successful in preventing any large-scale onward spread to the general population." "We are treating it at the moment as highly probable and more than likely to be a confirmed case."
There have so far been four positive cases of the virus in Scotland. She added that all the man's contacts were being identified.
"He is a 19-year-old man so as you can appreciate his contact list is likely to be quite extensive," Ms Sturgeon said.
Scotland's chief medical officer Dr Harry Burns said the man's father had "cold-like symptoms" while in Scotland.
'Doing the rounds'
He has since returned to Mexico where he has been seen by health officials and is not thought to be showing any symptoms of the virus.
"It may be that he has been here (in Scotland) all that time, and the only person who has developed symptoms is the 19-year-old boy," Dr Burns said.
"But other people within his immediate range of contacts are being tested and we will see if they are showing any signs of infection."
Dr Burns said the offshore worker had told health officials that some people in his immediate contact group in Mexico had been displaying similar cold-like symptoms in April.
"It adds evidence to the notion that this virus has been doing the rounds in Mexico long before anyone identified it," he added.
Ms Sturgeon said the wife of the second probable case was also showing symptoms but was awaiting test results.
There are four confirmed cases of swine flu in Scotland and nine possible cases under investigation.