YANGON, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- A total of 16 people have been found infected with new influenza A/H1N1 in a suburban township of Myanmar's Yangon recently, the official daily New Light of Myanmar reported Wednesday.
The 16 child patients include eight students with three basic education schools exposed in a latest inspection trip of a team of the health department to Dagon Myothit township-North.
These patients are kept in quarantine and are undergoing treatment at some special hospitals and measures are being taken by scanning those who are in contact with the patients, the report said.
"Now, the patients are in good condition," the report added.
The heath department has urged the people to follow the preventive measures outlined against the virus in order to avoid the spread of virus in the public and to take part in the campaign to prevent the disease.
Source :http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/health/2010-02/10/c_13170704.htm
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