Swine flu hits Sri Lanka .....

Swine flu hits Sri Lanka

Swine flu has spread to over 170 countries worldwide Sri Lanka health authorities say that they found the first confirmed case of Swine Flu in the island.Health minister Nimal Siripala de Silva told BBC Sandeshaya that two members from a family of nine were initially detained in Singapore on suspicion of infected with the viral flu.
The other members of the family have arrived in Wattala from Australia to attend a family wedding.
"Later we were informed by the Singapore authorities that the child detained is infected with the swine flu virus," the minister said.
Officials from the epidemiology unit of the health ministry have detained other family members and conducted investigations.
"Our investigations confirmed that another child was infected." he said.
It is the first reported case of the deadly virus in Sri Lanka.
Minister de Silva said all other passengers travelled in the flight to Colombo with the infected family will be tested for the virus.
The swine flu (H1N1) virus has now spread to 76 countries after it was first detected in Mexico in April.
Young working age adults have been the most likely to contract the virus, with a third to a half of complications presenting in otherwise healthy people. BBC