Landon Donovan tests positive for H1N1 virus
(BizJournal.com)
Los Angeles Galaxy Forward Landon Donovan has tested positive for H1N1 flu virus, the athlete told SI.com on Thursday evening.
The player said he wasn’t feeling well when he arrived in Miami on Sunday and went to the doctor who performed a swab-test and confirmed the illness. Donovan learned of the illness Thursday afternoon – a day after playing for 90 minutes in a World Cup qualifying match in Mexico. Mexico has been the epicenter of the ongoing H1N1 flu pandemic began.
Donovan will have to rest.
He told the Web site that he contracted the virus – also known as swine flu – in the U.S. He also told the site that he is unsure whether he will play in Saturday’s Los Angeles Galaxy game against the Seattle Sounders.
He said that he doesn’t see why he cannot play, but that he will have to see how he feels. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta reports that persons infected with H1N1 may no longer be contagious a week after illness onset, providing their symptoms have resolved.
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