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 …
Four persons have died due to swine flu and 14 have tested positive for the virus in Haryana since January 1. The state Health Department has dispatched stocks of Tamiflu to all districts for patients suffering from swine flu after deaths were reported from Faridabad, Hisar, Jind and Fatehabad. Adequate …
Swine flu has started raising its ugly head over Kutch region once again. In the last two weeks 29 cases of swine flu, including one death, has been reported in this region. The Kutch district collectorate has already issued strict instructions to his district health staff to identify early cases …
A expert committee formed by the Delhi Directorate of Health Services claimed that medically no death by swine flu has been reported in city. The committee said that all the four patients, who had died to swine flu were suffering from other diseases which were the primary reason behind their …
Thousands of birds arrive from European, Russian regions Uttarakhand is under threat of avian influenza as during the winter season thousands of birds arrive to this part of the country from European and Siberia-Russian region. Particularly in Haridwar at Neel Dhara Ganga river bank adjacent to Rajaji National Park, these …
A committee formed to review the four swine flu deaths in Delhi and identify the reasons for the “sudden surge” in cases this year has found that two of the victims were also diagnosed with other strains of influenza besides H1N1 virus. The five-member committee will now meet microbiologists to …
A 44-year-old woman from West Delhi died of swine flu on Monday, taking the total number of deaths due to the H1N1 virus to four in just seven days. Charan Singh, Additional Director in-charge of Public Health, Health Department, said, “The woman was undergoing treatment for various ailments and was …
The national capital on Thursday reported the second death due to swine flu this year with a 30-year-old man from East Delhi succumbing to the H1N1 virus at a private hospital here. According to a senior official from the health department, the youth’s condition was critical and he was constantly …
20-year-old tests positive; quarantined at her residence A 20-year-old woman from Sector 42 tested positive for swine flu (caused by H1N1 virus). The woman was examined at Max hospital, Mohali, on Tuesday and after obtaining her report, the UT Health Department was informed about it. Immediately after the confirmation, she …
A 38-year-old woman died of swine flu here, taking the toll of the disease-related deaths to four in the New Year, a state health official said on Wednesday. Anju Maheshwari of Tonk district was admitted to a private hospital where she succumbed to H1N1 virus on Tuesday, the medical and …
Four fresh cases of swine flu were reported in the Capital on Monday, taking the total figure to nine so far this year, while Health Minister J.P. Nadda reiterated that “there is no need to panic”. Delhi Health Department officials said three men, aged 70, 37 and 58, residents of …
The mortality (death) rate of swine flu shot up last year though doctors say the H1N1 virus has become endemic. In 2014, 115 people contracted the infection and 43 died (mortality rate 37%) as against 643 confirmed cases of infection and 149 casualties (mortality rate 23%) in the state in …
The state Health Department is stumped by the Union Government’s claims that 34 persons died of swine flu (H1N1) in the state last year. As per the state department record, only three deaths occurred due to the deadly virus with the last casualty reported in April last year. Till that …
Changes in weather, increased awareness among possible causes. The number of H1N1 (swine flu) cases in the State has doubled compared to last year, according to statistics with the department of health and family welfare. Just as there are reports that three people have died of swine flu at Hyderabad, …
Covers All Screening Hands As parts of its emergency preparedness, the central government on Sunday started a three-day training programme for Ebola caregivers in the capital. Epidemiologists, microbiologists and nurses from the health facilities linked to all international airports--the first point of contact for any passenger coming from the affected …
Most Deaths Recorded In A Month This Yr; Scientists Say Virus Unpredictable. Scientists at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) say the H1N1 virus has not undergone any change, but its behaviour pattern remains unpredictable. As a result, people are still dying of the infection with 35 casualties across the …
An 84-year-old woman from Kothrud succumbed to infection from dengue and malaria at a private hospital in the city on Friday night, taking the death toll to four so far this year. The victim, Leela Pathkar, a resident of Paud Road in Kothrud, died of multiple organ failure around 8.30pm.“Pathkar …
14 People Have Died Of Infection Till August 18 The mortality rate after swine flu infection continues to remain high though the number of cases has dropped. Fourteen of the 52 patients found with the infection in the state between January and August 18 died, states a state health department …
BHOPAL: It is not just dengue epidemic, which is looming large on the city. Health department also issued an alert for swine flu after cases were reported in nearby states, government officials said. "It is a precautionary measure and barring one in Indore, there has been no reported swine flu …
Family, neighbours of flu victim under observation The situation arising out of widespread cases of fever in the district continues to be grim with a 4-year-old girl dying of fever on Sunday night. Angel, daughter of Kandathil Veetil Lithosh of Thekkumkara panchayat near Wadakkanchery, died at the Thrissur Medical College. …
A 25-year-old woman in Kasaragod district of Kerala died of H1N1 on Thursday, taking this year’s toll in Kerala to five. Health officials expressed concern over the spurt in deaths caused by the influenza in Gujarat and Rajasthan over the past few months. Officials in the Health Ministry fear this …
