Austrian Ministry of Health confirmed another imported A/H1N1 flu case in Austria on Tuesday.

The spokeswomen of Ministry of Health Sigrid Rosenberger said that the young man, living in Austrian state Styria, arrived at Vienna by flight via New York on May 30, and was sent to hospital on May 31 after showing symptoms of a cold. He was confirmed of catching H1N1 flu according to the test result on Tuesday afternoon.

Rosenberger also said that this patient has been receiving medical treatment in the hospital since May 31, and now he is "recovering and in a stable condition," according to the Austrian Press Agency (APA).

This is the second confirmed case of H1N1 flu in Austria. On 29.April, a female patient, the first imported H1N1 patient in Austria, was infected during her trip in Mexico. She has recovered and discharged from the hospital on May 2.

(Xinhua News Agency June 3, 2009)