First swine flu case confirmed in Pune

Pune, Jun 23 (PTI) A young software professional has
tested positive for swine flu, becoming the first patient in
the western city to have contracted the viral infection,
official sources said Tuesday.

The 24-year-old techie had been travelling extensively
since he left New Jersey in the US on June 13. He arrived in
Pune on June 18 and was hospitalised on June 20 following
symptoms of flu, Dr D B Barhate of Naidu hospital, where the
patient has been quarantined, said.

The patient has been put on anti-viral treatment after
his throat swabs tested positive for the H1N1 virus at the
National Institute of Virology (NIV), he added.

Those who travelled with the patient in the plane too
were being identified and traced for further preventive
measures, Barhate said. PTI