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| Sayf Udeen Ismaeel | Apr 28 2009, 08:24 AM |
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12 suspected swine flu cases quarantined in South Australia HEALTH specialists have quarantined 12 people in South Australia, fearing they have been exposed to the swine flu virus causing increasing alarm around the world. AdelaideNow reports SA Health chief medical officer Paddy Phillips said preliminary tests had already cleared two of the 14 people originally identified as being at risk of having the flu. The other dozen people - ranging in age from 11 to 62 - are being quarantined in their own homes until tests can determine whether they have the virus. Professor Phillips said he expected more people to exhibit symptoms consistent with swine flu but urged South Australians not to be alarmed. "All our hospitals are implementing procedures to triage possible swine flu cases and we have alerted all GPs to be on the lookout for potential cases," he said. Prof Phillips said some of those in quarantine were from rural areas while others live in Adelaide. He said some had taken themselves to hospital and others had been identified as potential carriers by their GPs. Several dozen other people with suspected swine flu are being tested in Australia, with authorities searching for 300 others who could have come into contact with the disease. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25399126-29277,00.html |
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