US Air Force Confirms First Case of H1N1 (Swine Flu) at Goodfellow AFB

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GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, June 29, 2009 -- U.S. Air Force officials confirmed June 25 that the first case of the H1N1 virus was diagnosed at Goodfellow Air Force Base.

The affected person is a dependent of a military couple stationed at Goodfellow AFB, and the patient is being treated by the 17th Medical Group pediatric staff.

Base personnel have been notified and were reminded to take all precautionary measures to avoid spreading the virus.

(Report from a U.S. Air Force news release.)

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