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India reports fifth SARS case BOMBAY, Saturday (Reuters) A 40-year-old Indian man has tested positive for the SARS virus, authorities said on Saturday, the country's fifth case of the disease that has killed more than 270 people worldwide and infected around 4,800. The man is the uncle of a Jakarta-based Indian restaurant manager, who travelled home to attend his sister's wedding last week and was diagnosed with SARS in the western city of Pune, said Dr B.P. Gaikwad, Pune's deputy director of health services. "His sample tested positive yesterday. But he has no symptoms at all. He is just a carrier of the virus at this stage," Gaikwad told Reuters by phone, adding that the uncle had been in close contact with the nephew during preparations for the wedding. The bride and the mother were also infected by the virus but the bride insisted on getting married in a church despite pleas from doctors. Twenty-five guests, including the uncle, were quarantined in Pune after the wedding. Symptoms of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) include high fever, a dry cough and difficulty in breathing. Some doctors have expressed fears SARS could spread rapidly in India due to its congested cities and overstretched health system. But government officials have played down chances of SARS becoming an epidemic in India. |
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