Swine flu capture 8 yr boy

A suspected case of Swine flu that was reported here on June 20 has been found to be positive as per the results of throat swab test and culture medicum test carried out at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) in New Delhi. The boy was quarantined and was being treated at the Government Rajaji Hospital here in A1 air-conditioned ward.The family with their eight-year-old son from New Jersey, US, was visiting India. On reaching Mumbai airport it was learnt that the boy had fever and on suspicion he was taken to a nearby private hospital for diagnosis.The family later decided to have further diagnosis at their hometown in Madurai. In Madurai, the boy was taken to a private hospital and was referred to the Government Rajaji Hospital for diagnosis. At Government Rajaji Hospital, the samples of the boy’s blood and urine were collected and sent to NICD for test.S M Shivakumar, Dean (in-charge) of Government Rajaji Hospital, said that the boy was normal without cough and fever. As the results came at night on Wednesday, tamiflu (drug to fight H1N1) was not administered and the medication would be administered during the day on Thursday.Another throat swab test would be taken on the third day after administering tamiflu to the boy.The boy was visiting India to spend time with his grandparents for three weeks and was expected to leave India in two weeks time. Though the results of the tests were out, the official announcement from the Centre might come on Thursday, he said.