4 H1N1 suspects quarantined in Bangalore

A couple returning from the United States and two others have been quarantined for suspected H1N1 in Bangalore today. The tests have been sent to Pune for confirmation.
In the meantime, a family of five, including a six-month-old infant, was quarantined at the airport herein Chennai for suspected swine flu symptoms after they arrived from the US in the early hours today. Airport officials said, Muralitharan (44), wife Sarika (35) and their three daughters, aged five and three and the baby were found to be suffering from cough, cold and fever, after they were examined by a special medical team stationed at the airport. The doctors quarantined them immediately and sent them to the Communicable Diseases Hospital at Tondiarpet, Tamil Naduu00a0 for further medical attention, officials said.