Five returning athletes hospitalised with flu
Five Solomon Island athletes have been admitted at the National Referral hospital after contracting a viral infection in New Caledonia during the Pacific Games.
Tue, 13 Sep 2011
HONIARA, Solomon Islands (SIBC) --- Five Solomon Island athletes have been admitted at the National Referral hospital after contracting a viral infection in New Caledonia during the Pacific Games.
Undersecretary for the Ministry of Health and Medical Services and Chairman of the Pandemic Task force Committee, Dr Cedric Alependava says the five people were admitted after the task force launched a response plan on last Thursday, screening all the passengers on board flights from New Caledonia.
Dr Alependava says one of the five people had displayed symptoms of influenza A or swine flu but is yet to be confirmed.
Meanwhile the Health under Secretary has urged returning athletes to seek medical advice if they think they are infected with the influenza.
He also assured the public that the Pandemic Task force and its stakeholders are confident of containing any outbreak of the Swine flu virus if it is confirmed.
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