Four more suspected cases of swine flu in Coimbatore

Coimbatore, Jun 3 (PTI) Four more persons, including a
lady doctor, suspected to be infected with swine flu, have
been admitted to a government hospital in India's southern
city, even as officials made efforts to contact air passengers
who travelled with the two confirmed flu patients on May 28.

The doctor, who is treating two confirmed flu patients at
the hospital, has developed fever and throat pain last
evening. Her blood samples have been sent to the National
Institute of Communicable diseases, Delhi, Dr Kumaran, Dean
(incharge) of hospital told reporters here.

Meanwhile, three members of a family--husband, wife and
daughter, who returned from Atlanta to Coimbatore this morning
also have been admitted for suspected flu symptoms, Kumaran
said.

Blood samples of the three would be sent to Delhi
Wednesday, he said.

A 34-year-old woman and her five-year-old son, who had
come from United States to Coimbatore on May 28, had tested
positive for the H1N1 virus. They have been kept in a
quarantine ward at the Coimbatore Government hospital. PTI