Russia confirms first case of H1N1 flu-Ifax
MOSCOW, May 22 (Reuters) - Russia on Friday confirmed its first case of H1N1 flu in a passenger who recently returned from the United States, Interfax news agency quoted a chief public health official as saying. Tests showed a Russian who had recently returned from New York had the H1N1 virus, Gennady Onishchenko, head of the state consumer protection watchdog, was quoted as saying. (Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge, editing by Dmitry Zhdannikov)
