A young software professional has tested positive for swine flu, becoming the first patient in the city to have contracted the viral infection, official sources said today.
The 24-year-old techie had been travelling extensively since he left New Jersey in the US on June 13.He arrived in Pune on June 18 and was hospitalised on June 20 following symptoms of flu, Dr D B Barhate of Naidu hospital, where the patient has been quarantined, said.
The patient has been put on anti-viral treatment after his throat swabs tested positive for the H1N1 virus at the National Institute of Virology (NIV), he added.
Those who travelled with the patient in the plane too were being identified and traced for further preventive measures, Barhate said.
