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 …
AHMEDABAD: Last year, Gujarat experienced its worst swine flu crisis in four months spanning January to April recording an alarming 6,561 positive cases and 439 deaths. Buried in the statistics was another distressing fact -a large section of these patients were children aged 0-9 years. In Civil Hospital which houses …
DEHRADUN: With 10 patients, six of them in the state capital, testing positive for swine flu, Uttarakhand government has declared an alert against the disease. So far, Dehradun has registered the highest number of cases of swine flu. Earlier, two deaths, one each in Haldwani and Dehradun, were recorded. State …
With one more death, the swine flu death toll reached five today in the district. A 64-year-old patient from Nyi (New) Basti died this morning. The patient was being treated at Fortis Hospital, Mohali. The cremation was supervised by teams from the Health Department.. A week ago, a 35-year-old woman …
Jamnagar: A 42-year-old man Jamnagar succumbed to swine flu in Jamnagar on Sunday. Narshi Vaghela, a resident of Rajivnagar on Air Force Road, was admitted to the civil hospital in Jamnagar three days ago after he complained of severe cough and high-grade fever. Later, he tested positive for H1N1 viral …
The three deaths were reported on February 11, 12 and 15 at different hospitals in the city. Swine flu has claimed three lives in Ahmedabad in the last five days. Since January 1, the total number of deaths due to swine flu in the city has touched 16, while 77 …
Bareilly: By Thursday, three persons had succumbed to the deadly H1N1 virus in Bareilly division. While authorities claimed that one person was 'cured', a few suspected cases are being watched over by health officials. Overall, 16 cases have been suspected in the district. Joint director (health) Dr Subodh Sharma said, …
Kin of a 49-year old man from Ambala district in Haryana, who died due to swine flu in PGI four days back, cried foul on the part of 24X7 helpline of UT health administration over the consultancy on Thursday. The victim Jatinder Pal Bakshi of village Panjlasa in Ambala was …
After a 62-year-old woman from Haldwani died of swine flu on Tuesday, district administration woke up from its slumber and declared an alert across the district. A medical team rushed to the house of the victim and took samples of her family members and people in the locality. The team …
Ahmedabad: As the winter chills revisited the state, a sudden outbreak of swine flu erupted in the city . It claimed three lives in the last three days. Experts attributed the swine flu casualties to the dip in temperature for the past few days. With these deaths, the city has …
The death toll of swine flu patients has reached four as two more deaths have been reported till today. A 35-year-old woman from Mehraj village in the district was cremated under the supervision of health teams from the district as well as from Ludhiana, where she was undergoing treatment for …
JAIPUR: The government has changed its strategy to prevent the spread of swine flu after noticing that this year 23 persons have succumbed to the disease so far. Meanwhile, one more person died of swine flu in Sawai Man Singh (SMS) hospital on Saturday. The 42-year-old person was suffering from …
Ferozepur: With the death of one more person on Tuesday night at Bholuwala village, the swine flu toll in Ferozepur distrcit in the past fornight has gone up to five. The increasing number of swine flu deaths has caused panic in the villages. All the five patients were referred to …
With 11 deaths in just three weeks, H1N1 influenza (swine flu) is spreading its tentacles in the state. The more worrying factor is that there is almost a 50 per cent mortality rate when it comes to H1N1 in the state. According to the state’s Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), …
Swine flu has so far claimed lives of four persons, including a woman, in Punjab this winter even as authorities have geared up to tackle H1N1 influenza virus, a state government official said today. "Till now, in this winter season, four patients have died of swine flu," state nodal officer …
The sudden fall in temperature and unexpected rains are conducive to the spread of the swine flu virus, officials said. The H1N1 virus has claimed three lives so far this season. "The swine flu season has just begun and therefore protocols and advisories have been issued to different health stake-holders …
JAIPUR: Swine flu has claimed five more lives, including three in Jaipur, taking the toll to 10 since early this year in Rajasthan. Five persons, including three in the state capital and one each in Kota and Ajmer, have succumbed to H1N1 virus in the last four days (since January …
Jaipur: Swine flu is rearing its ugly head again in the city. Two more persons died of the disease in the state. A 62-year-old person died of the disease while undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Jaipur on Saturday. A 40-year-old woman from Ajmer died of swine flu at …
Six patients admitted to Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital in a week Health officials are on their toes following a swine flu death and admission of six patients to Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMC) in one week. The patient, who died of swine flu at the IGMC …
Tests on the most common type of influenza found in Chinese pigs reveal that it has the potential to transmit easily in humans, posing a pandemic threat similar to the virus that triggered a pandemic in 2009 after jumping from swine to people. A research team from China and Japan …
NEW DELHI: To step up preparedness against swine flu or H1N1 influenza, the Centre issued advisories to states on Tuesday asking them to take proactive measures and strengthen the awareness campaign to tackle the disease. Health minister J P Nadda held a high-level meeting to review preparedness to tackle the …
