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Wed, 04/29/2009 - 15:00
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Dual lab tests confirm no swine flu in Thai woman
BANGKOK, April 29 (TNA) – Two laboratory test results on Wednesday confirmed that a Thai woman quarantined in a Bangkok hospital is free from swine flu.
The 42-year-old woman was quarantined at Chulalongkorn Hospital on Tuesday after she had returned from Mexico, California and Singapore with a high fever.
Permanent Secretary for Public Health Prat Boonyawongviroj on Tuesday revealed the first laboratory test result conducted by Chulalongkorn Hospital was negative.
Dr. Yong Poovarawan, a virus specialist from the Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Medical Sciences on Wednesday also confirmed that the two lab tests carried out by the faculty found no indication of any swine flu strain in the woman despite earlier suspicions.
Dr. Yong said that the tests were conducted using different process but gave the same results, which is negative. The woman is suffering an ordinary flu.
The patient is allowed to go home after the three lab tests showed the same negative results.
Despite no swine flu being found in Thailand, screening measures at Suvarnabhumi Airport have been stepped up both to prevent any entry of the virus and to allay concerns regarding the swine flu outbreak in the kingdom.
Public Health Deputy Minister Manit Nopamornbodhi said that thermal scanners which have been installed to detect suspected swine flu arrivals at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Monday, are functioning well and airport users have been reassured regarding Thailand’s screening system.
The number of screening officials stationed at the airport will also be increased, said Mr. Manit, adding that all of them can communicate in foreign languages.
The public health deputy minister said that the ministry has invited tour operators to discuss on Thursday the possibility of helping the authorities screen tourists while they are still in the air, before landing.
Airline personnel can inform the concerned officials of suspected swine flu patients so that they will be immediately sent to hospital for symptoms assessment. (TNA)
The 42-year-old woman was quarantined at Chulalongkorn Hospital on Tuesday after she had returned from Mexico, California and Singapore with a high fever.
Permanent Secretary for Public Health Prat Boonyawongviroj on Tuesday revealed the first laboratory test result conducted by Chulalongkorn Hospital was negative.
Dr. Yong Poovarawan, a virus specialist from the Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Medical Sciences on Wednesday also confirmed that the two lab tests carried out by the faculty found no indication of any swine flu strain in the woman despite earlier suspicions.
Dr. Yong said that the tests were conducted using different process but gave the same results, which is negative. The woman is suffering an ordinary flu.
The patient is allowed to go home after the three lab tests showed the same negative results.
Despite no swine flu being found in Thailand, screening measures at Suvarnabhumi Airport have been stepped up both to prevent any entry of the virus and to allay concerns regarding the swine flu outbreak in the kingdom.
Public Health Deputy Minister Manit Nopamornbodhi said that thermal scanners which have been installed to detect suspected swine flu arrivals at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Monday, are functioning well and airport users have been reassured regarding Thailand’s screening system.
The number of screening officials stationed at the airport will also be increased, said Mr. Manit, adding that all of them can communicate in foreign languages.
The public health deputy minister said that the ministry has invited tour operators to discuss on Thursday the possibility of helping the authorities screen tourists while they are still in the air, before landing.
Airline personnel can inform the concerned officials of suspected swine flu patients so that they will be immediately sent to hospital for symptoms assessment. (TNA)
