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State health officials confirmed 35 fresh cases and three deaths due to swine flu on Monday. With this, the total number of cases has shot up to 4,947 while the number of casualties has increased to 450 this year, so far. Currently, the condition of 18 patients has been reported …
The health department of the zilla parishad on Monday registered two more deaths of swine flu. It also registered five new positive cases of H1N1 virus, increasing the total count to 193 patients since January. The officials blame unseasonal rains experienced in the region for the spread of the disease. …
There seems to be no reprieve for the people from the deadly swine flu. Thirteen more persons succumbed to the disease on Thursday taking the toll to 2,097 while the number of those affected by the H1N1 virus touched 34,351 since January. The Union Health Ministry said that the toll …
Maharashtra recorded 51 new swine flu cases and 12 deaths on Wednesday. Of these, two deaths were recorded in Nanded and Mumbai each, and one each in Buldhana, Bhandara, Aurangbad, Jalna, Kolhapur, Pune and Ahmednagar. One of the deceased is a three-month-old child, a resident of Akola, who died in …
Ninety-two people have succumed to swine flu in Punjab and Haryana in the first quarter of 2015, officials said on Wednesday. Out of 267 patients of swine flu in Punjab, 52 people have died due the H1N1 virus till March, said Deepak Bhatia, State Surveillance Officer of Punjab Integrated Disease …
H1N1 influenza deaths continued in the city as two more senior citizens succumbed to the virus over 24 hours. In three days, five people, including a child, have fallen prey to the swine flu virus, taking the overall death toll in the city to 44. One of the two deceased …
The number of swine flu cases in the state has risen to 41, with five new people testing positive for the disease on Sunday night. None of the cases are serious, and all five have completed their five-day treatment for swine flu and have been discharged from hospital, state epidemiologist …
Deadly swine flu continued to spread its wings, claiming the lives of 12 more people. Taking the toll across the country to 2,035, the number of people affected by the H1N1 virus inched towards the 34,000 mark. According to the Union health ministry, as many as 2,035 persons had perished …
State health officials confirmed 50 fresh cases and four deaths due to swine flu on Sunday. As many as 39 patients are currently critical and have been put on ventilator support at different hospitals across the state. With this, the number of swine flu cases has gone up to 4,474, …
The number of people found infected with Swine flu had reached 121 in Chitwan. Of the 356 people who underwent medical tests as of this morning, 121 were found carrying the swine influenza A H1N1 virus, says the District Public Health Office. Result of some of the samples send for …
The complex and unresolved evolutionary origins of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic exposed major gaps in our knowledge of the global spatial ecology and evolution of influenza A viruses in swine (swIAVs). Here we undertake an expansive phylogenetic analysis of swIAV sequence data and demonstrate that the global live swine …
The swine flu death toll was six short of touching the 2,000-mark as 19 more persons succumbed to the disease on Thursday, while the number of affected persons crossed 33,000. According to the Union Health Ministry’s data, the death toll till Wednesday touched 1,994 while the number of affected persons …
CHITWAN, MAR 24 - The district has been witnessing a rise in the number of swine flu (H1N1) patients despite strict measures to contain the disease, health officials said. According to the District Public Health Office (DPHO), 68 people have been found to be afflicted with the virus in the …
Judgement of the Delhi High Court in the matter of Leena Tuteja Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/03/2015 regarding establishment of multiple testing laboratory at all the Government Hospitals wherein the identification test for Swine Influenza popularly known as Swine Flu / H1N1 can be conducted.
Amid rising cases of death because of swine flu, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in Maharashtra has decided to formulate a legislation titled ‘Maharashtra Emergency Services Act’, on the lines of the Gujarat Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007, to effectively curb epidemic diseases. The proposed Act will, however, …
Swine flu has claimed 22 lives since this January in Nashik district, as per reports. So far, 124 positive cases have been reported, most of them from urban areas. According to the zilla parishad health department, eight men and 14 women have died this year so far, making this the …
A rise in the maximum temperature all over the state is sure to bring down cases of swine flu, but it may not happen immediately. On Sunday, state health officials confirmed 75 fresh cases and five deaths due to swine flu. As many as 42 patients are currently critical and …
CHITWAN, MAR 22 - The Swine Influenza H1N1 virus has been detected in 53 persons from blood samples sent for testing to Kathmandu from the Bharatpur Hospital. Among the persons testing positive for Swine Flu, 44 are from Chitwan, five from Nawalparasi and Gorkha, one each from Tanahun, Parsa and …
AIZAWL, March 19 – With detection of two more cases of H1N1 today, the total number of swine flu affected people in Mizoram has climbed to four, an official statement said. The situation in the State was disturbing as the two patients identified today in Mizoram-Assam border Kolasib district claimed …
34 new cases of swine flu, highest reported in a day since January, today surfaced in West Bengal even as no death was recorded in the last 24 hours due to H1N1 virus, officials said here. "In the last 24 hours we do not have any death due to swine …
