possible case

A woman and her 18 month-old baby from Sambateni, Arad county, western Romania, are thought to have contracted the swine flu virus after a trip to Portugal, but the woman refused to be committed to hospital and the patients are under strict supervision at home.

A Romanian man is being treated in the western Romanian county of Arad on suspicion that he may have the swine flu, after he traveled to Portugal and Spain, said Thursday Mihai Tarcus, head of the local public health department.