First case of swine flu in D.C.

The swine flu has come to D.C.

Bloomberg is reporting that a World Bank employee appears to have caught the virus on a recent job-related trip to Mexico.

The diagnosis has yet to be confirmed, but it would be the first in D.C. The employee was in Mexico from April 14 to April 18.

UPDATED: Here is the World Bank’s statement:

WASHINGTON, April 30, 2009

Because the individual contracted the virus before we knew about the epidemic, he was in the office for part of the day on Monday, April 20. As a precautionary measure, Bank management is directly contacting colleagues who were in close contact with the staff member, and we have asked them to work from home until we get further guidance from the D.C. Department of Health authorities on next steps