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 …
After the H1N1 virus mutation last year, experts had confirmed that the disease was not seasonal anymore. The 'California' strain of the disease has existed since 2009, while the 'Michigan' strain was discovered in early 2017. A total of 38,811 people across in the country while 2,835 in the national …
China has reported the first human case of the H7N4 strain of bird flu in a woman in an eastern coastal province, though she has since recovered. The winter is traditionally the high season for bird flu infections. In a statement late on Wednesday, the Hong Kong government’s Centre for …
JAIPUR: The state has seen an alarming increase in swine flu cases in January and is leading the country in both reported flu cases and deaths related to it. According to Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), the state has reported 491 cases in the first 21 days this year and …
JAIPUR: New Year has brought along with it the scare of swine flu. With four more people died on Monday, the toll has reached 45 in the state in January so far. Besides, 648 persons were diagnosed with the disease during the same period. Two deaths were reported from Jaipur, …
State Government today claimed that total 32 people have died due to swine flu in J&K; State during 2017. In a written reply to the question of NC member, Qaisar Jamsheed Lone in the Upper House today, Minister Incharge Health and Medical Education, Bali Bhagat claimed that the total number …
PUNE : Children below the age of five, elderly people aged 65 or more, people suffering from lung, kidney and liver diseases, people on long-term steroid medications and those with low immunity have now been put in the "at risk" category for swine flu in Pune city. As a result, …
GURUGRAM: The health department has braced up in its preparation to check swine flu (H1N1) cases as the tally of suspected cases touched 5. A 34-year-old man, resident of Sushant Lok, was admitted to a private hospital in Sector 38 on Friday as he was suffering from high fever, cough …
The death toll due to Swine Flu has risen to 31 this season in Jammu and Kashmir including 28 deaths alone at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura so far. As per the figures revealed by Ministry for Health and Family Welfare, which maintains the records of Swine Flu cases …
Gurgaon: As the city witnessed the coldest day of the season so far on Thursday, the health department issued an advisory for swine flu, instructing all hospitals to take immediate action when a patient is suspected of being infected with H1N1 virus. Patients too have been advised to cover their …
Ludhiana: The sale of swine flu vaccines has decreased this year due to change in strain of viruses and hospitals reporting lesser cases. Till now in 2018, only one case of a 70-year-old male has been reported, who eventually died in a Patiala hospital. In 2017 most of the cases …
JAIPUR: Not worrying too much about her own risk of getting infected with swine flu, additional chief secretary (health) Veenu Gupta inspected houses of persons diagnosed with swine flu to check if her rapid response teams (RRT) have done their job properly to prevent the spread of swine flu. However, …
The recent IDSP, Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, report by the Ministry of Health revealed six new cases of Swine Flu in the first week of 2018. The patients, four of whom are Delhi residents and two from neighboring areas, are being treated in Delhi hospitals which has led the Delhi …
“How many laboratories are there in Maharashtra and how many of them are open to detect? Does Maharashtra government have a proposal to open new laboratories?” The court asked the state government to reply in a week. Pointing out the need for more laboratories in the city and the state …
Two elderly individuals from Hitech City reported with H1N1 infection After a lull of over a month, swine flu virus has reared its head again, infecting two elderly individuals from the city. Public health officials portend more infections that may continue well into summer. A 65-year-old and a 69-year-old, unrelated …
GURUGRAM: As the city witnessed the coldest day of the season so far on Thursday, the health department issued an advisory for Swine Flu. The advisory instructs all hospitals to take immediate action when a patient is suspected of being infected with Swine Flu. While, the patients have been advised …
JAIPUR: With state reported 3,619 cases of swine flu and 279 deaths in 2017, the health department conducted a video conferencing with officials in all the districts to remain alert on Wednesday. The department has sounded a red alert to prevent deaths due to the desease. The government has taken …
Pvt hospitals asked not to charge over Rs 2,200 for ventilators The Health Department is all set to deal with swine flu cases in the district. The possibility of such cases increases in winter. The Health Department today issued guidelines to private hospitals that they would not be allowed to …
MUMBAI: A total 777 people succumbed to swine flu in Maharashtra in 2017, of which nearly 20 deaths were reported from the city. Nearly 1,000 people had tested positive for the viral infection last year from the city. Going by this analysis, the H1N1 virus hit the state harder in …
Jaipur: September and August remained the worst months for the people of the state in 2017 in terms of outbreak of swine flu. In these two months, 2,374 persons were tested positive while 149 had died. According to health department reports, 65.59% of swine flu cases in 2017 were reported …
Nagpur: Over 700 persons lost their lives to swine flu in Maharashtra, while 6,061 were infected with the virus in 10 months from January to October. This was revealed by public health and family welfare minister Dr Deepak Sawant in reply to a starred query by Amin Patel, Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil, …
