Confirmation of the First Hong Kong Case of Human Infection by Novel Swine Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Diagnosed Using Ultrarapid, Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR

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The emergence of novel swine origin influenza A (H1N1) virus (S-OIV), first recognized in Mexico, has affected 4,379 patients in 29 countries, with 49 deaths as of 10 May 2009 (2-5, 7, 8). Here we describe the first case of S-OIV infection in Hong Kong, as confirmed by LightCycler and ultrarapid reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) analysis. A 25-year-old previously healthy and asymptomatic Mexican man arrived...

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