Serbia (EUROPE) - new flu

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The first case of the new H1N1 virus, known as swine flu, has been confirmed in Serbia this Wednesday.

Health Minister Tomica Milosavljević told a news conference in Belgrade that the patient is a 29-year-old man, and that he is currently treated at the Clinical Center of Serbia's Infective and Tropical Diseases Institute in Belgrade.

The Torlak Institute previously, at around 15:00 CET, confirmed that the virus was present in the patient's system.

Epidemiologist Predrag Kon told journalists that the man is treated for viral pneumonia, and that his condition is stable, and described the patient as feeling "well".

The man returned from Argentina several days ago, after spending four days in this south American country.

The Health Ministry has released contact telephone numbers of all on-duty epidemiologists in Serbia. The list is attached and available for download in a Word file below.

Further, all institutes of public health in the country are open to direct communication with citizens, the ministry said.

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