New Delhi (PTI): Two fellow passengers of the lone positive case for swine flu in India have been hospitalised with symptoms of the dreaded disease.

The Hyderabad resident, who had tested positive for swine flu after returning from the United States is being treated with Oseltamivir and is presently stable, a senior health ministry official said here on Monday.

Two of his contacts, who travelled in the same flight, were found to have cough and sore throat and as a matter of abundant precaution they are presently admitted in the identified hospital at Hyderabad, he added.

Meanwhile, so far samples of 66 people have been tested, including one which tested positive for A (H1N1) flu. The rest have been found negative for the disease.

The screening of passengers coming from affected countries is continuing in 21 International airports.

A total of 39,991 passengers have been screened till date out of which around 14,245 passengers were from affected countries. One passenger disembarking at Delhi Airport has been referred to the identified health facility.

The World Health Organisation has reported 8,480 laboratory confirmed cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection from 39 countries.

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