Kerala increases flu vigil at airports

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala, which receives international flights at three airports, has increased vigil after three more passengers who arrived from North America on Monday were quarantined with influenza A (H1N1) symptoms.
In all, about 40 people are learnt to be in quarantine in the state.
A 51-year-old woman and her 16-year-old son, who flew in from the United States, and a 68-year-old woman from Canada, have been quarantined at the sub-district hospital in Perumbavur.
The three passengers were reportedly suffering from cough, cold and fever - all symptoms of the flu.
Two others - an airline ground staff working at the airport, and a seven-year-old girl who reached the state from Canada - are also reportedly in quarantine.
Director of Kerala Health Services Dr K. Shylaja said the health department was closely observing the developments and that all efforts were being taken to prevent spread of the disease, adding that there was no need to panic.
30/06/09 Akhel Mathew/Gulf News, UAE

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Categories: Airports Jul 2009