Suspected Swine Flu case reported in Thailand
Thailand health ministry has admitted that a patient under quarantine is suspected of having H1N1 flu. They further said that the lab results of this patient have been sent to USA in order to match it with the H1N1 influenza samples as there are no available samples in Thailand. This patient is one of the groups of persons quarantined after returning from Mexico.
The patient had developed flu like symptoms since returning from Mexico. The patient has been provided with anti viral drugs and has been kept under quarantine. The results from the US centres for disease control and prevention (CDC) are expected within seven days.
Thailand has put in a collection of prevention measures to control the spread of swine virus such as heat seeking devices at the country’s main international airports to detect arrivals suffering from fevers. Since April 27, around 400,000 incoming passengers from Mexico, US, Canada, Spain and UK have been screened.
Another fact to be noted is the end of school holidays next week. Students coming from summer camps abroad would be watched carefully. The health ministry is co-coordinating with the education ministry to implement disease prevention measures at all schools. Teachers have been instructed to watch all students and have students with flu-like symptoms to be examined by a doctor.