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 high-level meeting of state health officials was convened in Mumbai on Saturday afternoon to assess the swine flu situation in the state in the wake of four deaths reported in Pune. The meeting that started at 11 am at Mantralaya was headed by JK Banthia, additional chief secretary and …
With swine flu deaths being reported again in the city, the demand for vaccines has shot up. Doctors and chemists confirmed the rise in demand, stating that most requests came from parents who are rushing to get their children vaccinated. Currently, four injectable trivalent vaccines for influenza viruses including H1N1 …
MUMBAI: The two deaths in Pune due to H1N1 infection has rekindled fears of resurgence of the virus in the city. However, there has been no positive case in Mumbai since June last year. Authorities said all possible precautions are already in place. Between April last year and March this …
Detection of about 12 Swine flu cases in the last fortnight has put the health authorities here on an alert, as two patients are reported to be in a critical condition. While some of the cases have been detected in a "pro-active" research survey, undertaken by the city-based National Institute …
Following reports of swine flu cases coming in from Pune and northern parts of the country, city doctors too are witnessing a few suspected cases. While they await reports, city doctors say the H1N1 strain is showing some variations, even as they suspect the fluctuating temperature as the primary cause …
JAIPUR: Two more cases of swine flu were reported in the city on Saturday. Eight-year-old Naman is the fifth of six swine flu cases detected in Jaipur in the last 10 days. Naman was tested positive for the influenza on Saturday. Out of the six cases, two patients - eight-year-old …
Eighty-one people have so far died of swine flu in Mexico this year, while at least 3,522 have been infected with the virus, health officials said. From Jan 1 till Feb 9, there have been 3,882 confirmed flu cases, the health secretariat said in a statement. Three seasonal viruses are …
The Bangalore-based Project Directorate on Animal Disease Monitoring and Surveillance (PDADMAS) has developed a Web-based interactive software to predict livestock diseases two months in advance in the country. PDADMAS functions under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and has been forecasting animal diseases. Diseases As part of this project, …
Transmission of the deadly H1N1 swine flu virus was the fastest in the national capital, while the infection was most fatal in Maharashtra. The first-of-its-kind analysis to understand the transmission dynamics of the pandemic influenza that hit India has found that the doubling time (time span in which the number …
The health department has sounded alarm in the division following discovery of several cases of dengue and malaria this season. The department has set up a round the clock control room to monitor such cases and give immediate information to the department. The department is also keeping an eye on …
Guwahati, Aug. 5: The Nairobi-headquartered International Livestock Research Institute is undertaking a comprehensive study on the mortality of pigs in the Northeast because of classical swine fever and will suggest effective mechanisms for its prevention and control. The study will focus on Assam, Nagaland and Mizoram, which are known for …
The first antibody which can fight all types of the influenza A virus has been discovered, researchers claim. Experiments on flu-infected mice, published in Science Express, showed the antibody could be used as an "emergency treatment". It is hoped the development will lead to a "universal vaccine" -- currently a …
Five new cases of Influenza A (H1N1) were confirmed in the district on Tuesday, taking the total case load this year in Thiruvananthapuram to 17. The first H1N1 death in the State this season was reported from the district on Saturday, when a 35-year-old man from Ponmudi died at the …
A 21-year-old woman died of suspected swine flu in Malegaon on Sunday. Nutan Khairnar, a resident of Kalwan taluka, was being treated for suspected swine flu at a private hospital in Satana but was shifted to Malegaon after her condition deteriorated.
JAIPUR: Another swine flu death was reported in the state on Sunday. An 18-year-old man, resident of Karauli district, died of the disease. A quack in Karauli district was responsible for his slowly bleeding to death. This is the second consecutive swine flu death in the past two days. Earlier, …
4 deaths in the State this year; low figure seen as increase in immunity Deaths reported in the State due to H1N1 have declined steadily over the last three years. From registering 94 deaths in 2009 and 42 in 2010 in Bangalore urban district (including BBMP area) alone, the numbers …
After lying low for several months, the H1N1 virus or swine flu has made a comeback in Maharashtra, according to health officials. Warning signs are up in Mumbai after two persons tested positive for the virus in different parts of the city over the last 24 hours.
A 37-year-old woman from Chandivli and a three-year-old girl from Tardeo tested positive for swine flu on Tuesday. But, doctors are not worried yet. They say that the H1N1 virus has lost its virulent form and won
Once again there is a food safety scare. A deadly strain of E coli bacterium has hit Germany, where it has taken the lives of 25 people and affected another 2,300 till date. German food inspectors on the trail of the source of contamination have as yet made two errors—blaming …
