First suspected case of swine flu in Austria

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VIENNA, April 28 (Xinhua) -- A 28-year-old woman, back from her Mexico
vacation on April 17, was under treatment in the hospital of Steyr in Austrian
state Upper Austria with flu symptoms, the initial test being negative, reported
Austrian Broadcast Station ORF on Tuesday.

According to ORF, the biggest hospital operator in Upper Austria GESPAG has
confirmed the case, saying that the woman is now in quarantine, but a quick test
showed negative. A thorough text will be carried out by the Institute of
Virology in Vienna, and the result will be available no later than Wednesday
morning.

Austrian Health Minister Alois Stoeger noted on Tuesday that Austria was
"fully prepared", and "clear instructions" have already been adopted in doctors
and hospitals.

Austria followed the example set by the World Health Organization (WHO) and
increased the warning level from three to four, which means that "the crisis has
been convoked," said a spokesman of the Ministry of Health.