Infectious Diseases

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Godavari river, Telangana, 29/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …

Huge milestone in fight against HIV/AIDS

Youth and children with HIV/Aids in the two regions have now volunteered to form clubs aimed at sensitising their colleagues on the importance of sticking to doctors’ prescriptions and doing away with stigma. HIV/AIDS Coordinators and managers at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) and Kibosho District Designated Hospital (KDDH), said …

44 succumb to swine flu in Madhya Pradesh since July this year

"The H1N1 virus claimed 44 lives in the state so far since July 1 this year while 226 positive cases of swine flu were found during this period," said Dr K L Sahu. Swine flu has claimed 44 lives in Madhya Pradesh with five patients each succumbing to the deadly …

Swine flu kills three more

Vadodara: Swine flu claimed three more lives in the city on Wednesday. The deceased include one from the city, one from neighbouring Padra taluka and one from Dahod district. A 72-year-old woman residing in the Gajrawadi area of the city died at the BAPS Hospital in the Akshar Chowk area …

Swine flu claims 15 lives in Delhi

NEW DELHI: The death toll due to swine flu at Safdarjung Hospital touched 15, with the death of two more patients. Sources said a 24-year-old man from Muzaffarpur and a 62-year-old woman from Aligarh succumbed to the disease recently. "Both were referred cases. Our doctors tried their best to save …

Dengue, swine flu deaths hit eye donation

JAIPUR: Hopes of a visual impaired persons having corneal blindness of getting vision dashed as another potential eye donor died of dengue. When eye bank officials reached 45-year-old person to retrieve his cornea after his death in Vallabh Nagar in Kota, the team had to return empty handed."Not everyone can …

Swine flu toll increases to 41 in Odisha

With five new cases, the total number of positive cases in the state increased to 355 out of 1089 swab samples, said the Odisha health department statement. The death toll in the swine flu death in Odisha on Wednesday rose to 41 with one woman succumbing to H1N1 virus, official …

Mutated swine flu strain infects 70 within a week

HYDERABAD: The newly-mutated `Michigan' strain of the H1N1virus, detected in the city two months ago, has left 70 people (largely in and around the city) infected over a span of a week. And with experts identifying the mid-winter period as the peak swine flu season, they fear that the worst …

Himachal Pradesh: Three die of scrub typhus, toll reaches to 10 this season

The deceased have been identified as 49-year-old Pratap from Shimla, 52-year-old Krishan from Kullu and 65-year-old Banglu Devi from Kullu, Senior Medical Superintendent IGMC Dr Ramesh Chand said. So far, he said, 250 patients have tested positive for scrub typhus and released from hospitals after treatment. Three persons suffering from …

Over 100 TB patients go deaf because of negligence ' DA

The health department woes in KwaZulu-Natal appear to be worsening after the DA claimed to have revealed negligence relating to more than 100 tuberculosis patients. The party claims that negligence by the health department has caused 123 TB patients in KZN to go deaf. DA MPL Dr Imraan Keeka said …

73 days in hospital and Rs 71 lakh later, man dies of H1N1

MUMBAI: A frantic 73-day battle to save the life of a Chembur man ended last week after he succumbed to complications arising out H1N1 influenza at Jaslok Hospital. A cost of Rs 71 lakh was incurred in treating the 42-year-old man, who remained hospitalized for nearly two-and-half months to fight …

Four succumb to swine flu, state death toll reaches 373

AHMEDABAD: Amid the state government's claim of producing good results in curbing swine flu, the deadly H1N1 virus on Monday took five lives across the state taking the death toll to 373 this year. Alarmingly, three out of four deaths were reported from the city. According to the state government …

H1N1 claims three more lives in city

Vadodara: Swine flu claimed three more lives in the city on Monday. A 57-year-old manfrom Diwalipura and a 64-year-old woman from Fatehpura succumbed to the viral infection. Health officials also confirmed death of a 35-year-old woman from Tad Faliya area of Dahod at SSG hospital. With this, the death toll …

39 test positive for dengue in Hoshiarpur district

As many as 39 persons have tested positive for dengue in the district this year. Most of the cases have been reported from the city. So far, 630 suspected dengue patients have been admitted to hospitals in the district. Of them, 39 patients have tested positive for dengue. Of the …

488 swine flu deaths reported in Maharashtra between January and August

The experts have attributed the rise of swine flu cases to a change in the virus’ strain. Mumbai: The number of swine flu deaths and cases in Maharashtra have risen sharply this year as compared to 2016, according to the state health ministry data. While the state witnessed only 25 …

Surprise as more girls than boys found to get HIV from mothers

Researchers unearth HIV/Aids transmission puzzle At greatest risk are infants whose infected mothers are not on treatment, babies not on preventive drugs, and those on mixed breastfeeding The study was led by Dr Matilu Mwau of Kemri and Dr Martin Siengo, head of the National Aids and STI Control Programme …

Swine flu death toll in Kota zone rises to 11

Four districts including Kota, Bundi, Jhalawar and Baran fall under Kota zone, Choudhary said. Seven fresh cases of swine flu, five from Kota district, one each from Bundi and Baran districts, were reported today, he said. The death toll due to swine flu today rose to 11 in Kota zone …

Swine flu toll mounts to 30

BHUBANESWAR: A 45-year-old man admitted in Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Sambalpur, died of swine flu on Tuesday, taking the H1N1 toll in the state to 30 so far, official sources said. Fourteen more people (nine men and five women) tested positive for H1N1, taking the …

Lucknow reports one more swine flu death

LUCKNOW: Swine flu has claimed one more life in the city .The 45-year-old man, a resident of Thakurganj, died at KGMU trauma centre on Tuesday . Ironically, his report confirming that he had tested to swine flu came on Wednesday . This was the 12th swine flu death in the …

Swine Flu Claims 23 Lives, Minister Blames God

Bhopal: Swine flu has claimed 23 lives in Madhya Pradesh since July and infected at least 115 people. More than 550 people are suspected to have contracted the disease, but MoS-health Sharad Jain had this to say on Wednesday: "Only God can be blamed for H1N1 deaths." What's worrying is …

Four more swine flu deaths in UP, 11 more positive cases

LUCKNOW: Four deaths of patients tested swine flu positive were reported from the state on Tuesday along with 111 new positive cases on the day. With this the tally of positive influenza A H1N1 cases reached 2,473 since January and the death toll since then till August 29, reached 61. …

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