ADDIS ABABA, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia has found another case of influenza A/H1N1, bringing the confirmed number of the disease in the country to three, the country's Ministry of Health reported on Monday.

    The treatment was given at St. Paulos Hospital in the country's capital Addis Ababa for the suspects of the virus before the patients were shifted to St. Peter Hospital, another designated hospital in the city for treatment of the influenza, said Ahmed Emano, head of public relations of the Ministry of Health.

    In St. Peter Hospital, 100 beds have already been readied for treatment, Ahmed told journalists.

    The Ethiopian official said that out of 17 suspects, 10 of them confirmed free of the virus. And the rest are under observation.

    He also said his ministry is closely following the family members and people who had contacts with the infected persons.

    But, he said, the virus has not been surfaced in any other parts of the country.

    Ahmed said the quarantine service at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport is being well furbished in a bid to ensure prompt detection of the virus on the spot.

    Health workers, examination rooms and medicines are all standby at the airport, he said. On June 20, Ahmed said Ethiopia confirmed its first two cases of A/H1N1 flu virus. He said the virus was detected in two of three students who came here from the United States.

    According to the World Health Organization, the disease has infected more than 70,000 worldwide and killed 311.

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