Panaji, July 10: The second suspected A(H1N1) flu patient, who arrived here from US, on Thursday tested positive for the virus.
The throat swab samples of the 31-year-old male were sent to National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) in Delhi which has tested positive, State nodal officer for A(H1N1) flu Rajendra Tamba told PTI.
The patient has been quarantined at a facility in Chicalim, 30 kms away from the city of Panaji.
Mr. Tamba said that the patient, who is a Goan, is a seafarer and was staying in America for the last five months.
He left on July 3 from Seattle to Mumbai via Frankfurt. He arrived in Mumbai on July 5.
On the same day, he came to Goa and developed A(H1N1) flu-like symptoms and went for a check up at Goa Medical College. His throat swab samples were sent for testing on July 7.
–PTI