MEDICAL STAFF EXAMINE BLOOD SAMPLES FOR THE PRESENCE OF THE SARS VIRUS IN PUNE, 2003-04-23 (photo)

Medical staff of India's Microbial Containment Complex examine blood samples in a state-of-the-art Isolator and containment facility to determine the presence of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) virus, in the western city of Pune April 23, 2003. A man, his sister and mother were diagnosed with SARS in the city, a state minister said on Monday, bringing the number of cases reported in the country to four. Several people who came in close contact with the SARS patients have been kept in quarantine, with their blood smaples being sent for examination. REUTERS/Arko Datta AD/CP