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 …

Long distances, lack of test labs behind swine flu spike in Rajasthan

Until January 13 this year, 49 people died of the disease across the country, and 1,694 cases were reported. Rajasthan topped the list with 31 deaths. It was only after 50-year-old Dariya Kanwar died that her family discovered she had contracted swine flu. A resident of Solankiyatala village in Jodhpur …

Doon resident dies of swine flu, death toll mounts to 10

Dehradun: A 36-year-old woman, resident of Dehradun’s Shahdra road, died of swine flu on Tuesday at Sant Mahant Indresh (SMI) hospital, and five more persons tested positive for the contagious disease in the city. The death toll in the state capital has now risen to ten, while the total number …

Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Cases in Congo Expected to Double Amid Fears Outbreak Could Cross Borders

With health system at breaking point, uncertainty over how virus is being transmitted prompts fears it could range beyond DRC The number of Ebola cases recorded each day in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is expected to more than double, with concern mounting that uncertainty over how the virus …

Alert in state as two die of swine flu, 9 test positive

The health authorities have sounded an alert across the state following the death of a 16-month-old girl and a 65-year-old man, both from Una district, due to swine flu. While the girl died on January 12, the man succumbed to the deadly virus on January 15. Both were admitted to …

South Meerut most susceptible to swine flu

Meerut: Spread generally due to unhygienic conditions, Swine Flu is taking more patients in its grip almost every day in Meerut. Against what might be considered as the common belief, Swine Flu positive cases are more in number in the urban parts of the district and not in the rural …

3 swine flu deaths, 10 confirmed cases in January cause scare in Ambala division

AMBALA: As many as seven patients have been tested positive for swine flu while three deaths have been reported due to the disease since January 3 in the Ambala division comprising Ambala, Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar. The deaths were reported in Ambala and Yamunanagar districts. "On January 3, a 50-year-old man …

Swine flu claims one more life in Raj, toll reaches 39

Swine flu on Wednesday claimed one more life in Rajasthan, taking the toll to 39 since January 1, officials said. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma have given directions to staff of the medical and health department to remain vigilant. According to data from the medical …

No humans infected with bird flu in Bihar so far

PATNA: No case of humans getting infected with the bird flu virus has been detected in Bihar so far, a senior state government official said. "Among the reported cases of suspected or confirmed bird flu, we have not come across with any such incident (of humans getting infected with the …

Civil Surgeon holds meet, takes stock as swine flu cases rise

The Civil Surgeon held a swine flu review meeting with health officials here today as the number of cases is on the rise in the district. During the meeting, Civil Surgeon Manjit Singh discussed steps to check the upsurge of cases over the last week. He reviewed the preparedness of …

Sharp increase in swine flu cases at PGIMS

Don’t panic, be cautious, undergo vaccination, say experts A significant increase has been registered in the number of swine-flu cases at the PGIMS, Rohtak, this year, though doctors maintained that there was no need to panic and people just needed to be cautious and take vaccinations for the disease. Dr …

Swine flu count touches 24 ; dcos sound alert in Meerut

Meerut: The state health department has sounded alert after number of confirmed cases of H1N1 swine flu virus touched 24 in January. With this, the Meerut district has 42 confirmed cases of swine flu disease between December 2018 and January 2019. Director General (Medical and Health), UP, Padmakar Singh, said, …

Six succumb to swine flu in as many days in Jodhpur

JAIPUR: Jodhpur is witnessing one of its worst outbreaks of swine flu as one more patient succumbed to the disease on Sunday taking total toll to six in past six days. Health department is taking lessons from pulse polio micro-plan to combat swine flu in Jodhpur. It has directed principals …

Health Department ‘swine flu ready’

The Health Department has geared up to tackle swine flu cases from the district. Necessary kits have been provided to all government and private hospitals and vaccination of the hospital staff, who can come in contact with swine flu patients has also been done. Separate isolated wards have been prepared …

H1N1 mortality rate highest in Madhya Pradesh

BHOPAL: Every fourth person detected with H1N1 infection died in Madhya Pradesh last year, making it one of the worst performing state in the country, while dealing with the virus. Though the number of H1N1infection drastically dropped from 802 (in 2017) to 80 (in 2018), the mortality rate doubled, according …

Swine flu: 27 deaths, 149 positive cases in 2018

Nagpur: The city has recorded 27 deaths and 149 positive cases of swine flu (H1N1 virus) in 2018. The number of cases was the third highest annual figure in history. Data available with Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) shows 10 of the total 27 persons who died of swine flu were …

32 test positive for swine flu, leave of doctors cancelled

JAIPUR/JODHPUR: Swine flu has made a comeback in the state with 44 persons tested positive for the disease and one person succumbed to the disease in past two days. On Wednesday, 32 persons were diagnosed with H1N1 influenza. In Jodhpur, SN Medical College cancelled leaves of doctors. Jodhpur has reported …

Swine flu cases soar, more feared due to cold

After the eighth suspected case of H1N1 virus (swine flu) was reported on Saturday, the district has been put on a high alert. The Health Department has already warned residents of the deadly virus. Though one death has been reported in this season, it warned that cases could increase in …

Campaign to fight flu in 5 districts, Jaipur included

In a meeting convened late on Saturday night, chief minister Ashok Gehlot held a high-level review with the health department officials of the spread of the swine flu in state and seeking preventive measures to control the disease. On directions of the CM, a plan has been devised to make …

India asks US health monitor to withdraw or modify Zika outbreak alert

The Government of India has cited studies undertaken at the National Institute of Virology, Pune, in its official communication to the CDC India asked the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to “withdraw or modify” an alert the latter issued cautioning pregnant women against travelling to India lest …

Referral cases raise swine flu death count in Maharashtra

PUNE: As many as 717 patients have succumbed to swine flu at various hospitals in Pune city ever since the virus first struck in 2009. However, the latest analysis of swine flu casualties in the city has revealed that 57% of these patients who succumbed to the virus-induced complications were …

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