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 …
A global study mapping human diseases that come from animals like tuberculosis, AIDS, bird flu or Rift Valley fever has found that just 13 such diseases are responsible for 2.4 billion cases of human illness and 2.2 million deaths a year. The vast majority of infections and deaths from so-called …
This June, the highest number of H1N1-positive cases in the state was from Mumbai. According to figures available with the state health department, till June 29, there were 45 positive swine flu cases in Maharashtra of which 20 were from Mumbai. In the first two days of July, the state …
The actual number of people who died due to swine flu across the world is 15 times the reported number, according to a new study published on Tuesday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Between April 2009 and August 2010, 18,500 laboratory-confirmed deaths caused by the 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1 …
GANGTOK, June 25 – With three blood samples testing positive at Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (RDDL), authorities today confirmed ‘swine fever’ outbreak as the cause of high mortality among pigs in Rinchenpong in West Sikkim. Joint Director, Animal Husbandry department (West), Dr D S Tewari said in a statement that …
JAIPUR: Climate change is expected to adversely impact human health in the state by increasing the risk of exposure to vector, water- and food-borne diseases. It can also aggravate malnutrition and increase mortality and morbidity associated with changes in intensity and frequency of extreme events. Potential impacts of climate change …
Among the southern states, death toll highest in Karnataka As many as 320 people in Karnataka have lost their lives to H1N1 (swine flu) from the time it was first detected in the country in May 2009. Accounting for 12 per cent of H1N1 deaths in the country, Karnataka has …
Vijay Kumar from Nangal, who was being treated for swine flu at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital here, died today. This is the first such casualty in the state this year. Dr Deepak Bhatia, nodal officer, Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, said his relatives and friends who had tended him during …
A 23-year-old pregnant woman, who had tested positive for H1N1 virus, died at a state-run hospital here, health officials said on Friday. "The woman, who had come from Dhule, died at the the JJ Hospital," BMC's health officer Dr Anil Bandiwdekar told PTI. Last week, three people were tested positive …
With the number of A-H1N1 (swine flu) cases increasing steadily, the Union Government on Wednesday said there was no cause for panic as the situation was well under control and being monitored. An official in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare denied reports in a section of the media …
With swine flu cases being reported from various parts of the country, the Delhi government on Tuesday said hospitals in the capital were prepared to deal with the virus. "Delhi hospitals are well prepared for swine flu. Hospitals have been earmarked for swine flu patients," said Delhi Health Minister Ashok …
New Delhi: H1N1 influenza is back. With six cases confirmed in the capital, Delhi government has put all government hospitals on alert and directed them to follow the H1N1 protocol, including having an isolation ward with dedicated staff at select centres. Two of these cases were recently confirmed by the …
The flu is back and with a scare again. More than a year after H1N1 virus was seen to be behaving mildly, it is expected to bounce back in 2012 with the experts warning that it may act differently this year and the cases are likely increase. Experts say that …
Indian drugmakers such as Zydus Cadila, Panacea Biotech and Serum Institute have resumed production of the swine flu vaccine as the once-pandemic disease threatens to strike again. The vaccine makers are anticipating an increase in demand because nearly 281 patients have tested positive to the dreaded H1N1 virus and 21 …
COIMBATORE/TIRUPUR: A 65-year-old farmer from Tirupur is being treated for swine flu (H1N1) in the isolation ward of the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH). Pommu Naiker of Nathakattupudur in Ward 19 of Tirupur Corporation was confirmed to be infected by the H1N1 virus at a private hospital in Coimbatore on …
In the last three months, one person died and 12 others were diagnosed with the A (H1N1) virus in the State, according to a release from the Department of Health and Family Welfare here on Monday. The infection was found to have affected people in Chennai, Coimbatore and Tiruppur. The …
With seven swine flu cases reported in the city, the civic body is making efforts to ensure that sufficient arrangements are in place for an aggravated situation. The BMC has directed all laboratories and hospitals, both private and public, to submit daily reports of suspected swine flu samples they receive …
Coimbatore: A 75-year-old farmer from Tamil Nadu’s Tirupur died of H1N1 virus infection, the first swine flu death in the state in two years. Another case was reported from PGI Chandigarh — a 21-year-old woman from Haryana’s Kurukshetra. This is the first confirmed swine flu case after more than a …
The swine flu epidemic has been very serious in Pune this year, when compared to anywhere in the state or even in the country. Doctors feel that it is partly to do with the erratic weather, besides factors including many not having developed immunity to the virus, like a few …
At Pune’s Prayag hospital, Ram Mehra (name changed) has been battling swine flu for the past 10 days. He was admitted with pneumonia and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), and doctors initially felt he would not survive the flu attack. “The patient was also immuno compromised as his heart muscle …
Jaipur: The state health ministry is closely monitoring the recent cases of swine flu and has already started collecting details about the reports on a daily basis. So far, in March, 28 cases of swine flu have been reported in the state and out of them five have died of …
