The 41-year-old woman acquired the H1N1 virus while attending a conference in Texas, according to officials.
Upon her return to Guam, the woman sought treatment at the Naval Hospital on June 25, where tests were conducted by medical personnel.
The woman continues to recover in her Yigo home.
Tests sent to the Navy Health Research Laboratory in San Diego, California for analysis came back a week later confirming that she does have the virus.
Three other people on Guam are also being monitored. They include the woman’s 27-year-old daughter, an 11-year-old niece, and a 31-year-old female friend.
Officials said at least one of them appeared to have H1N1 symptoms and was being treated with anti-viral medication. The other two are under observation. They are all home quarantined.
First case
On Thursday, Palau’s Ministry of Health confirmed the first case of H1N1 in the island nation.
Health Minister Stevenson Kuartei said they received the laboratory results on Wednesday morning from the first batch of samples sent to Melbourne, Australia last month.
Kuartei said Palau’s first case was a two-year-old girl who came from Seattle, Washington.
The girl had already recovered.
Kuartei said when the case was still a probable one the family of the girl restricted their movements.
Her family members did not show any symptoms of the flu.
Kuartei said there were six other probable cases of H1N1.
These patients had tested positive for Influenza A through on-island laboratory testing which was then sent to Australia to determine if the cases were also positive for H1N1.
