Over 3,500 passengers screened at Chennai airport

Chennai: About 3,500 people were screened for symptoms of swine flu at the international terminal in Chennai Airport since Wednesday evening. However no cases of the disease were detected, not even remote symptoms.
Speaking to The New Indian Express, Dr S Elango - Director of Public Health said that the health department at the airport was working in coordination with the team of five doctors that had been deputed by the Ministry of Public Health.
“The AAI people have been asked to report to our doctors in case they hear of any passenger with even the smallest of symptoms of this flu. They will provide the trav el history of this passenger which will help us determine if he was in the epidemic affected region before his entry into India.
People with symptoms of N1 and H1 are to be sent for quarantine,” Dr Elango said.
A quarantine centre has been set up at the Communicable Diseases Hospital in Tondiarpet for bringing in all patients with the flu symptoms.
At the airport ten doctors and 20 paramedics were sent to do the screening with two doctors who will be available at any given point of time.
01/05/09 Mamta Todi/ExpressBuzz

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