The first Britons confirmed to have caught swine flu have been discharged from hospital after recovering.
Newly-wed couple Iain and Dawn Askham, from Polmont near Falkirk, were found to have the virus after returning from a trip to Mexico.
Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said one male who had been in contact with the couple was now being treated as a "probable" case after being re-tested.
If he tests positive, it would be the first onward transmission in the UK.
A further 27 possible cases are under investigation in Scotland...
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Let's hope this is a false alarm, as it would mark a serious escalation.
...First Minister Alex Salmond told the Scottish Parliament that a total of 41 people had now been tested and cleared for swine flu, which has been linked to about 160 deaths in Mexico.
He said the person-to-person spread of swine flu had to be anticipated.
"What we have done, it seems, in our identified cases is effectively bought ourselves some time in terms of interrupting the spread of the virus," he said.
"That is obviously very valuable because the more time you can buy, the less people are going to fall ill."
The first minister went on: "The reality now, however, from the World Health Organization is that we must anticipate - however good our measures are, however effective our countermeasures, and however much we try to interrupt the spread of this virus - there is a likelihood there will be cases - further cases, and person-to-person cases."
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