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Who was identified as the first known H1N1 case in La Gloria, Mexico?
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influenza pandemic (H1N1) of 2009
Doctors at the Mexico City Navy Hospital wearing protective gear as they tend to patients complaining of H1N1 flu-like symptoms.
In the context of the 2009 influenza pandemic (H1N1), the first known case in La Gloria, Mexico, was a young boy who was identified as "patient zero." While he is recognized as the first confirmed case, researchers suspect the virus may have emerged as early as 2008.1