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 …
Five persons living on the campus of King George's Medical University, a student from a hostel of the Indian Institute of Management and a resident doctor at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences are the latest victims of swine flu in the city. A total of 59 cases …
The spurt in swine flu cases has people rushing to doctors for vaccination, but experts suggest they should calm down instead because the outbreak has almost run its course making the vaccine almost redundant. "Not everybody needs to take a swine flu vaccine. People in high-risk categories and children below …
The swine flu toll in the country climbed to 1,198 on Wednesday as 40 more deaths were reported while the number of cases of the disease has crossed the 22,000 mark. The health ministry said that the total number of deaths across various states stood at 1,198 as on March …
Swine Flu claimed the life of a 56-year-old woman in Bhubaneswar taking the death toll to five in Odisha. Although the swine flu mortality in Odisha is fewer than that of States like Gujarat, Rajasthan or neighbouring West Bengal, health administrators are worried. As of now five out of 14 …
Swine flu claimed the lives of 43 more people taking the toll in the country to 1,158 with Gujarat and Rajasthan reporting maximum deaths sparking panic among lawyers in Ahmedabad where nearly 10,000 of them on Tuesday stayed away from work. Data collated by the Health Ministry showed that a …
The deadly swine flu claimed 40 more lives in the country, with the toll from the flu reaching 1,115 while the total number of cases breached the 20,000-mark. According to the Union health ministry 1,115 persons have succumbed to the H1N1 virus while the number of those affected by it …
A marginal rise in swine flu tally for the city was recorded on Monday as eleven new cases came to light. With this the total number of cases in the city touched 516. However, keeping the mounting swine flu cases in mind, the health officials organised a mega awareness lecture …
12 deaths have been recorded in the last 24 hours with 600 fresh casesWith Maharashtra experiencing unseasonal rain and a sharp drop in temperatures, the swine flu toll in the State has soared to 152. State Health authorities are struggling to cope with the rapid spread of the H1N1 virus …
A total of four deaths due to swine flu (H1N1 virus) were registered here on Sunday. While three deaths were registered by the Pune Municipal Corporation, one was recorded by the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation. Rajendra Vaikar (51) from Vimannagar, who was being treated for diabetes and hypertension, had flu-like symptoms …
Ten more deaths were reported due to Swine flu in Gujarat on Sunday taking the death toll to 275. Further, there is no stopping on the new cases as 247 fresh cases were registered from the state in a single day. The number of total Swine flu cases has reached …
The swine flu onslaught has claimed 34 more lives as the nationwide toll from the H1N1 virus so far this year touched 1,075 with the number of cases of the disease inching towards the 20,000 mark. Data collated by the health ministry said that altogether, 1,075 persons have now perished …
CHITWAN, March 2: Two more patients, who are undergoing treatment at Bharatpur Hospital, have been confirmed with the swine flu today. The District Public Health Office, Chitwan, confirmed that out of 14 samples sent to Kathmandu for the lab tests, swine flu was confirmed in the two patients. With this, …
The 2014-2015 H1N1 outbreak in India has reportedly led to 800 fatalities. The reported influenza hemagglutinin sequences from India indicate that these viruses contain amino acid changes linked to enhanced virulence and are potentially antigenically distinct from the current vaccine containing 2009 (Cal0709) H1N1 viral hemagglutinin. Original Source
Brace up for another round of surge in swine flu cases following changes in the weather and lowering of temperature due to short spell of rain on Thursday evening. Health officials have stated several times that low temperature and high moisture content in air facilitate spread and activity of the …
Taking a serious view of the growing cases of swine flu in Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court has directed the State government to procure three lakh masks and a similar number of “'Tamiflu”' tablets within next three days. The court has also asked the Centre to help the State …
With cases of swine flu registering an increase in the Capital, the Delhi Government and the Union Government will submit their response within a week to the High Court here on the steps being taken to control the outbreak of the viral disease. A Division Bench on Wednesday issued notices …
CHITWAN, FEB 26 - Two more people have tested positive for swine flu in Chitwan on Thursday, taking the number of people infected with A (H1N1) virus in the district to four. The Chitwan District Public Health Office has confirmed detection of swine flu in four people in the samples …
The number of confirmed swine flu—A (H1N1)—cases kept rising, with the National Public Health Laboratory confirming on Wednesday that 13 people tested positive for the disease in the country. Nine of the confirmed cases came from Kathmandu and two each from Chitwan and Pokhara. Health officials, however, urged the public …
With the number of reported swine flu cases in the city crossing the 2,000 mark, schools and universities in the capital have finally sounded the alert on the H1N1 virus. The Directorate of Education (DoE) has directed all schools to display public notices about the flu on noticeboards and speak …
With eight more deaths reported on Wednesday, Swine flu has claimed 239 lives since January 1 in Gujarat, making it the state with the highest number of H1N1 deaths in the country, with Rajasthan at second highest at 238 deaths in the same period. Also, 242 new cases were reported …
