World Bank Employee Swine Flu Case Would Be Counted in Md.

Earlier today the World Bank announced that one of its D.C.-based employees had preliminarily tested positive for swine flu, but it turns out that should the case be confirmed by a second test, it wouldn't actually be counted as the District's first case. World Bank spokesperson David Theis confirmed that while the employee in question did enter the Bank's offices while sick on April 20, the employee technically lives in Maryland, and so this case would be counted toward the state's tally of confirmed swine flu patients. Per the relevant protocols, the World Bank is in contact with the D.C. Department of Health on this case, but ultimately, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene will the one to keep track of it. We're still waiting on a call back from the Maryland health department to see if we can find out which county the World Bank employee lives in—they're having an understandably busy day over there.