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Three swine flu suspects admitted to hospital

Three members of a family, including a baby, were admitted to a hospital, on friday, with symptoms of swine flu on their arrival from Bangkok in Kolkata.

Updated on: Jun 26, 2009, 15:21:44 IST
PTI | By , Kolkata
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Three members of a family, including a baby, were admitted to a hospital, on friday, with symptoms of swine flu on their arrival from Bangkok in Kolkata.

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Parthasarathi Das (37) his wife Samita Das (31) and their daughter Suchismita Das (5) were sent to hospital as they showed symptoms of swine flu, Airport Medical officer, SE Dey said.

Their sputum and blood samples were sent to New Delhi for tests, he said. Suchismita suffered from high fever and cough in Bangkok, officials said.

The family had gone on a holiday to Singapore, Malaysia and Bangkok on June 15.