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SARS: Australian quarantined

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD MAY 3. An Australian student who came to the city along with a band of Christian missionaries was quarantined on suspicion of having Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) here on Saturday.

Wilcox Luke Charles (19) was put in an isolation ward at the Government General & Chest Hospital after he was shifted from a private hospital.

K. Venu, Chest Hospital Superintendent, said Charles arrived in the City on April 26 along with a group of 26 Christian missionaries. A native of Southern Australia, he landed in the city travelling via Thailand and Mumbai, and was staying at Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) hostel, Secunderabad.

Following complaints of high fever and dry cough, Charles was admitted to a private hospital where he was put under observation. On Saturday, he was shifted to Chest Hospital on suspicion of SARS.

According to Dr.Venu, who conducted investigations on Charles, the x-rays had shown clear lungs.

"As the lungs are clear and there is no respiratory disturbance, the possibilities of SARS are remote. Still, we are not taking any chances and quarantined him for further investigations,'' he said.

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