Man May Have Passed Virus to Family Members in Anne Arundel County
By Scott Wilson, Debbi Wilgoren and Ashley Halsey III
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, April 30, 2009; 2:12 PM
A member of the security advance team for President Obama's recent trip to Mexico is suspected of having contracted the swine flu and transmitted it to his family in Anne Arundel County, the White House said today
The man is on the staff of Energy Secretary Steven Chu, who traveled with Obama to Mexico on April 16. He appears to have transmitted the virus to his wife, son and nephew, press secretary Robert Gibbs said.
Gibbs said the president has not been affected by the virus and said White House doctors say he does not need to be tested.
Maryland health officials announced test results yesterday showing that an Anne Arundel County woman and two children were among six "probable" victims of the flu whose preliminary test results have been sent to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to be confirmed. Gibbs said the administration employee himself did not test positive for the virus, likely because he had already recovered completely by the time he underwent the tests. He has returned to work, Gibbs said.
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By Scott Wilson, Debbi Wilgoren and Ashley Halsey III
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, April 30, 2009; 2:12 PM
A member of the security advance team for President Obama's recent trip to Mexico is suspected of having contracted the swine flu and transmitted it to his family in Anne Arundel County, the White House said today
The man is on the staff of Energy Secretary Steven Chu, who traveled with Obama to Mexico on April 16. He appears to have transmitted the virus to his wife, son and nephew, press secretary Robert Gibbs said.
Gibbs said the president has not been affected by the virus and said White House doctors say he does not need to be tested.
Maryland health officials announced test results yesterday showing that an Anne Arundel County woman and two children were among six "probable" victims of the flu whose preliminary test results have been sent to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to be confirmed. Gibbs said the administration employee himself did not test positive for the virus, likely because he had already recovered completely by the time he underwent the tests. He has returned to work, Gibbs said.
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