A Gozitan teenager has been confirmed to have the A (H1N1) virus, raising the total of swine flu confirmed cases to 19, an official spokesman said today.

The authorities are tracing her movements over the past few days. All cases so far have been imported but authorities are trying to establish whether this could be the first case of local transmission.

The girl is being treated in quarantine at home. All cases confirmed so far have been mild.

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