Published on: Dec 23 2014 2:00AM
Two-year-old boy from Sec 35 a suspected bird flu patient
Eight walk into flu OPD; 5,200 houses surveyed
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, December 22
A two-year-old boy from Sector 35 was referred to the bird flu clinic at Government Multi-Specialty Hospital (GMSH), Sector 16, while eight individuals walked into the OPD flu area voluntarily suspecting flu symptoms today. A total of 5,200 houses were surveyed in areas falling within a 3-km radius of Sukhna Lake for assessing the transmission of the H5N1 virus among humans.
The two-year-old was referred from the paediatric OPD of the GMSH after doctors suspected symptoms in him. His parents informed that they had taken him to the lake last week. No suspected cases were found among those surveyed or those who walked in voluntarily.
The throat swab of the two-year-old was taken and he was admitted. However, his parents left the hospital against medical advice. The sample has been sent to the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), New Delhi. The reports are expected within four days, according to officials.
The earlier three suspected patients, who were admitted to city hospitals on Sunday (two to the GMSH-16 and one to the GMCH-32), were discharged today after their throat and nasal swabs tested negative for bird flu.
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Two-year-old boy from Sec 35 a suspected bird flu patient
Eight walk into flu OPD; 5,200 houses surveyed
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, December 22
A two-year-old boy from Sector 35 was referred to the bird flu clinic at Government Multi-Specialty Hospital (GMSH), Sector 16, while eight individuals walked into the OPD flu area voluntarily suspecting flu symptoms today. A total of 5,200 houses were surveyed in areas falling within a 3-km radius of Sukhna Lake for assessing the transmission of the H5N1 virus among humans.
The two-year-old was referred from the paediatric OPD of the GMSH after doctors suspected symptoms in him. His parents informed that they had taken him to the lake last week. No suspected cases were found among those surveyed or those who walked in voluntarily.
The throat swab of the two-year-old was taken and he was admitted. However, his parents left the hospital against medical advice. The sample has been sent to the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), New Delhi. The reports are expected within four days, according to officials.
The earlier three suspected patients, who were admitted to city hospitals on Sunday (two to the GMSH-16 and one to the GMCH-32), were discharged today after their throat and nasal swabs tested negative for bird flu.
More: Tribune India
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