Dutch tourist with flu symptoms admitted to hospital in Bali

A Dutch tourist arriving in Bali with flu-like symptoms was admitted to hospital in Denpasar for treatment, tempointeraktif.com reported Sunday.

Michele Van Dorssen, arrived aboard a Malaysia Airlines flight Sunday from the Netherlands via Kuala Lumpur with a fever and nausea.

Fearing she was sick with the H1N1 strain of flu, officials at Ngurah Rai International Airport immediately took her to Sanglah Hospital in Denpasar.

“We're still examining her and waiting for the lab results, because [the H1N1 flu virus] has an incubation period of three to five days,” Dr. Ken Wirasandhi from the hospital said.

He added van Dorssen had a fever of 36.9 degree Celsius, but the symptoms were charcteristic of regular flu and doctors could not yet determine whether she had H1N1 flu.

Van Dorssen is still being treated at the hospital and was given tamiflu for a precautionary measure. (adh)