Pune update – 3 new cases

3 confirmed,8 suspected cases of H1N1 were admitted and quarantined at the Aundh general hospital on


Tuesday.

8: 5 students

2 From Aundh school

1 from Pimpri school, 1 from Wakad school(8 year old) and 1 from Dehu Road School.

1 is a 34-year-old professional from Pimple Gurav, who had stayed in Germany for a month and had come to Pune on July 24 via Dubai and Mumbai, tested positive for H1N1 virus.
The man was admitted to a private hospital for two days, but was shifted to Aundh general hospital on Tuesday morning after realising that his symptoms were similar to that of H1N1.

1 is a 32-year-old woman also from Wakad who had travelled abroad two weeks back were confirmed for H1N1.

Out of the other adult patients who were admitted, a 27-year-old woman a resident of Paud road, who works in a private company and another 28-year-old man from Warje were admitted on Tuesday as both had come in contact with confirmed H1N1 cases.

Another 23-year-old man, a private company employee, who lives in old Sangvi, was also admitted because he showed symptoms similar to that of H1N1, though he has not travelled abroad or come in contact with a confirmed case.

“Four of the five students were admitted as suspected cases because they showed symptoms similar to H1N1 and their history was not known. The remaining student showed symptoms similar to that of H1N1 and also has a relative who came back from the US on August 1. The relative, an uncle, is asymptomatic,”