Suspected AH1N1 flu case reported in E.China's Fujian

China's Health Ministry is reporting a suspected case of A/H1-N1 flu in Changle City, Fujian Province.

The patient is a two-year-old girl who arrived with her family in Hong Kong on Wednesday morning on a flight from New York. They then flew to Changle International Airport later that day, and returned home by taxi. The two-year-old started to show symptoms of the flu the next morning and was sent to hospital.

China's Health Ministry is reporting a suspected case of A/H1-N1 flu in Changle City, Fujian Province.

Preliminary tests have come back positive for a possible infection. She is now in stable condition. Meanwhile, the taxi driver has been located and contacted. And the eight people who had been in close contact with the patient have been put under quarantine.

The local health bureau is trying to find others who may have come into contact with the patient during the flight.