Influenza, or flu, and air pollution are significant public health risks that impact nations around the world with large economic consequences. The authors of this paper show that increased levels of air pollution significantly increase the rate of hospitalisation for people with flu. In addition, they find that protection afforded …
UP's first confirmed case of swine flu has been reported from the state capital on Monday. The patient was on a business trip to the USA and returned to the country on June 16-17. Confirming the case, Director General (Medical & Health), Dr IS Srivastava, said: "The patient is undergoing …
New Delhi: India on Monday reported four new cases of H1N1 virus, taking the total number of people infected with swine flu to 63. A 24-year-old man who arrived in Pune on June 15 from the US via London and Mumbai tested positive for the virus and so did a …
With the second case of the global pandemic disease influenza H1N1 detected here, Sri Lanka's largest health and hygiene soap brand, Lifebuoy cautions people to take simple preventative steps to avoid the illness. The World Health Organisation and the Centers for Disease Control recommend washing your hands with soap as …
According to a health ministry press statement, Bangladesh on June 19 detected the first case of deadly swine flu in a body of a non-resident Bangladeshi who just returned from the USA. Patients with specific flu-like symptoms- a fever above 40 degrees C, cough or other respiratory symptoms- are presumed …
The authorities on Friday confirmed the first case of swine flu in Bangladesh a week after a United Nations agency had declared a swine flu pandemic. The case was detected on Thursday when a passenger travelling by air from the United States tested positive for the virus, the health and …
A novel influenza A (H1N1) virus has spread rapidly across the globe. Judging its pandemic potential is difficult with limited data, but nevertheless essential to inform appropriate health responses. By analyzing the outbreak in Mexico, early data on international spread, and viral genetic diversity, we make an early assessment of …
NEW DELHI: Fresh cases of swine flu have been reported from Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad, taking the total number of positive cases across the country to 44 on Thursday. Five cases have been reported from Delhi, three from Bangalore and one case tested positive in Hyderabad on Thursday, a Union …
PALANPUR/AHMEDABAD: The first case of suspected swine flu in Gujarat was reported from Himmatnagar in Sabarkantha district on Tuesday evening. An 11-yearold girl who landed from Michigan on Sunday reported symptoms of swine flu and her blood and throat swab samples have been sent to National Institute of Communicable Diseases …
Sri Lankan health officials yesterday detected a second patient with swine flu (H1N1). The second patient is a six-year-old boy who was a cousin of the first patient, an eight-year-old boy, and arrived in Sri Lanka with the same family. The family of eight, residents of Australia, arrived in the …
Dr. Ajith Mendis, Director General of Health Services yesterday said that the first case of swine influenza had been detected in Sri Lanka. He identified the victim as an 8 year-old-boy from Australia, who had arrived in Colombo on June 14. He said that the child had been admitted to …
New Delhi: With the samples of a nine-year-old boy, who arrived in Hyderabad on Sunday night from New Jersey through London, testing positive on Tuesday, the number of confirmed cases of H1N1 virus in India has gone up to 31. The boy was detected with flu-like symptoms at the Hyderabad …
Shastry V. Mallady MADURAI: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has initiated steps to produce an indigenous vaccine for the A(H1N1) influenza and it expects the vaccine to be available in four to six months at affordable rates.
New Delhi: Declaration of swine flu as pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has rung alarm bells in North-East India which has nearly one-fourth of the total pig population in the country and consumption of pork is fairly common. Although experts and scientists have opined that well-cooked pork can …
AGARTALA, June 16: Authorities in the northeastern region have stepped up precautionary measures against the spread of swine flu, besides banning import of pigs and pork products from adjoining countries, officials said Tuesday. A health official said no case of influenza A(H1N1) infection had been reported in Mizoram, Manipur, Meghalaya …
The first person diagnosed with Swine Flu has been found in the country, said Healthcare and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva yesterday evening at a hurriedly convened press conference held at the Health Ministry in Colombo. The patient detected from Wattala is an eight-year old boy who has arrived …
No case of swine flu has been reported so far in the hill state, although one person of Dehra, who reportedly travelled along with the infected Jalandhar boy, is under watch. An alert has been sounded and the health department has been fully geared up for any eventuality. The government …
