14 Jun 2009
NEW DELHI: One more H1N1 influenza case tested positive in Hyderabad on Saturday. With this, 17 cases of H1N1 influenza cases have been reported in India.
Brother of six-year-old girl, who was tested positive in Hyderabad on Friday, tested positive on Saturday and both of them have been quarantined in a government facility in Hyderabad. The two had come from New York on June 10. Since they are too young to be quarantined, the sister-brother duo are being accompanied by their grandfather, who was put on anti-viral drugs and has been tested negative for H1N1 virus.
On Saturday, over 10 new samples from across the country were sent to the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) laboratory for testing. "Just one case was confirmed on Saturday. We are still testing the samples which were sent to us on Saturday," said a senior NICD official.
National Institute of Virology (NIV) and NICD have started sequencing and studying the strains of the first two cases reported in India. The sequencing of other cases would start soon. "We are sequencing and studying the strains constantly. We have started the sequencing of the strain seen in first two cases reported in India from Hyderabad. So far there are no major changes in the strain, but in case we see sharp changes we will plan out things accordingly," said Dr VM Katoch, Director General ICMR.
So far 240 samples have been tested at NICD and NIV for H1N1 infection of which 82 cases were identified during the health screening at various international airports.
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