total number of positive cases incity to four. Earlier, two of a batch of ten city girls, who had gone on a yearlong Indo-US educational exchange programme landed in the isolation ward, after testing positive for swine flu. The suspected cases were confirmed after their samples sent for testing to the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) in New Delhi. One of them is a 45-year-old supervisor of the batch
Principal secretary, health and family welfare, Ravi Saxena said, "Results of one more girl isolated from the group and the caretaker isolated at civil hospital Ahmedabad, are both found positive by NICD."
The 10 girls, all aged between 15 and 16 years, were part of a group of 40 Indian students, who went to the US in August 2008 through an exchange programme facilitated by the All Friend's Society (AFS). AFS is a 60-year-old organisation. These students travelled by American Airlines reaching Delhi on July 4 and travelled back to Ahmedabad on July 7. They reported to a health facility on July 8 with symptoms of fever, cough and running nose.
All the girls had stayed in Delhi for three days and then gone back to their respective states. These students belong to Maharashtra (9), Gujarat (18), Karnataka (1), Tamil Nadu (7) and Delhi (5).
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Principal secretary, health and family welfare, Ravi Saxena said, "Results of one more girl isolated from the group and the caretaker isolated at civil hospital Ahmedabad, are both found positive by NICD."
The 10 girls, all aged between 15 and 16 years, were part of a group of 40 Indian students, who went to the US in August 2008 through an exchange programme facilitated by the All Friend's Society (AFS). AFS is a 60-year-old organisation. These students travelled by American Airlines reaching Delhi on July 4 and travelled back to Ahmedabad on July 7. They reported to a health facility on July 8 with symptoms of fever, cough and running nose.
All the girls had stayed in Delhi for three days and then gone back to their respective states. These students belong to Maharashtra (9), Gujarat (18), Karnataka (1), Tamil Nadu (7) and Delhi (5).
For further details visit as : timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Ahmedabad/2-more-swine-flu-cases-in-city/articleshow/4770190.cms
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