# 1385
It was a strange story.
An Indian national tried to book a flight home from Kuwait with his 8 year-old son. The boy was left to wait alone in a hallway, which spurred the interest of Customs officials.
When asked, the father volunteered that he believed the boy was possibly infected with bird flu. That statement immediately set a bunch of gears in motion at the Kuwaiti airport.
My initial reaction was skepticism. After all, what are the odds?
Well, according to this report from the Arab Times (reparagraphed for readability) there may actually be something to this story.
Until we get an official announcement, I'm mentally classifying this one as a `maybe'.
Two quarantined in bird flu scare
KUWAIT (Agencies): An Indian man and his son who is believed to be suffering bird flu have been quarantined in Kuwait, reports Al-Wasat daily.
The disease was discovered by chance when the man was on his way to Hyderabad aboard an Indian flight No IC862. When an immigration officer asked the man about his son, the man reportedly told the officer that his son who was leaving on the same flight with him ‘may be’ suffering from bird flu.
The Infectious Diseases Hospital, where the son was reportedly confined, refused to comment on the case or even admit the child was admitted at that place.
Immigration officers at the airport referred both passengers for medical examination and a report showed the boy was indeed suffering from bird flu. The concerned authorities are collecting information about the family and the school where the boy was studying as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of others.
