Bermuda has recorded its second case of swine flu.

Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Cann reported today that a 35-year-old man with a recent history of travel to an affected area has been treated for influenza A (H1N1), known as swine flu.

The man was seen by his private physician with symptoms of influenza. When appropriate diagnostic tests were collected, he was treated with an antiviral medication. He was placed on voluntary home isolation for five days.

No family contacts or other contacts are known to have developed any symptoms.

A laboratory specimen forwarded to the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC) has been reported as positive for influenza A (H1N1).

This case follows that of a 13-year-old visitor from the US who tested positive for swine flu, but was treated and left the Island.

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