WHO studying A(H1N1) flu virus mutation
The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that it was looking at a mutation of the A/H1N1 flu virus recently detected in several countries and regions
The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that it was looking at a mutation of the A/H1N1 flu virus recently detected in several countries and regions
Sri Lanka's Ministry of Health Care and Nutrition has ordered 380,000 doses of Novel Influenza A / H1N1 (Swine Flu) vaccine to curb the spread of the disease. Addressing a media briefing the Health Minster Nimal Siripala de Silva said the World Health Organization has agreed to provide the vaccine at his request.
Two pharmaceutical companies have sought permission from the Indian Council of Medical Research to start clinical trials for swine flu vaccine prepared by them using a new method.
New Delhi: Two pharmaceutical companies have sought permission from the Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR) to start clinical trials for swine flu vaccine prepared by them using a new method.
PARADIP: Panic gripped Mathasahi Seva Ashram School in Gadharishpur village under Ersama police limits after eight students, suffering from suspected swine flu, were shifted from district headquarters hospital to SCB Medical, Cuttack, for treatment today.
Health Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva yesterday instructed the Government Epidemiology Unit to airlift a stock of the
The first death in Kurunegala from the A H1N1 influenza was reported today with the demise of a 58-year-old school principal.
Sri Lanka's Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry has placed an immediate order for the WHO approved Novel Influenza (A) H1N1 vaccine amid the rising death toll from the epidemic. Adding to the death toll rising alarmingly due to the rapid spread of A/H1N1 another death was reported yesterday evening from Kurunegala.
The number of swine flu cases in the district has gone up to 16 as results of 26 samples from Delhi labs are awaited. Civil Surgeon Dr JS Punia said out of the 100 samples sent to Delhi, 26 had tested positive.
But health authorities and experts say the death of a 57-year-old Mira road resident is no indicator of a second wave.
Sri Lanka health authorities are discussing with the World Health Organization (WHO) officials to import the Influenza A/H1N1 vaccine, Health Ministry sources said. Pandemic influenza A/H1N1 is spreading in the country and there had been 132 confirmed cases to date according to the Epidemiology Unit.
Nine Bhutanese and a foreigner working in Thimphu tested positive for influenza A H1N1, also known as swine flu, last month, taking the number of confirmed cases in the country to 16. All 16, who were tested positive, have recovered, said health officials.
New Delhi: After nearly two months, H1N1 influenza has staged a comeback in the Capital. With the dip in temperature, the city reported 76 fresh H1N1 influenza cases on Wednesday. Experts say that in the last one week the numbers have drastically gone up.
Ahmedabad: Twenty nineyear-old Dharmistha Rathod from Himmatnagar, who tested positive for H1N1 virus, died on Wednesday afternoon, taking the total number of swine flu deaths in the state to 46.
A 65 year old Maldivian man with swine flu or H1N1 virus passed away yesterday afternoon, Health Ministry has confirmed. The man from Raa Inguraidhoo was taken to Raa Ungoofaaru regional with suspected swine flu symptoms.
New Delhi: Children continue to be the most affected by swine flu virus in the city. To date, 2,090 children have been registered to be affected with the flu, of the 3,959 cases across all age groups. Thirty new cases of swine flu were reported on Tuesday from different hospitals,
This past fortnight has witnessed as many as 42 fresh cases of H1N1 in various city hospitals affecting several children and docs After the last surge in Pune, H1N1 is beginning to gain what some experts believe could be a precursor to epidemic proportions in the Union territory of Chandigarh.
A major concern about the ongoing swine-origin H1N1 influenza virus (S-OIV) outbreak is that the virus may be so different from seasonal H1N1 that little immune protection exists in the human population.
Winter chill has finally settled in the national Capital. On Thursday, Delhi witnessed a drizzle-drenched day with the minimum temperature dipping down to 15 degrees Celsius. This made it the coldest November day in the last five years in the city. The maximum temperature was recorded at 22.4 degrees Celsius.
After a four-year-old boy from the city lost his life to swine flu at a Delhi hospital a few days ago, three more cases of swine flu have been detected in the city which have put the health authorities on alert. Arnav (4), a resident of Model Town, had recently tested positive of swine flu, following which he was admitted to a hospital in Delhi where he died last Thursday.