Further swine flu case confirmed

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A further case of influenza A (H1N1) has been confirmed in Scotland by Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon.

There are now 17 confirmed cases in Scotland of the virus, also known as swine flu, and eight probable cases.

The newly-confirmed case is a traveller from the USA who was a known probable case in Edinburgh. He was showing symptons on the flight.

The contacts from the flight have been followed up. He has one close contact - his wife - who is well.

Ms Sturgeon said: "This is clearly a difficult time for this man and his wife.

"However, I would once again stress that the risk to the general public remains low.

"We must also remain vigilant as we continue to limit the spread of the virus and I would encourage people to continue to adopt simple hygiene precautions."

There are three new probable cases under investigation.

These are non-travel related cases, one from Lothian and two from Highland NHS boards.

The other probable cases are all in Greater Glasgow and Clyde.