First H1N1 infection reported at joint park in North Korea

By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean man working at a North Korean
industrial park has been confirmed to have contracted the Influenza A virus, the
first such infection to be detected north of the border, Seoul officials said
Monday.
The worker, only identified by his family name Seo, was diagnosed with the H1N1
virus, the officials at the Unification Ministry said.
Seo's case raised concerns of possible infection of North Korean workers at the
joint industrial park in the North's border town of Kaesong. About 40,000 North
Koreans work there for about 110 South Korean businesses.
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