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KOLKATA: Following the year’s first swine flu case, reported by The Times of India on Monday, the health department has sounded an alert. All health officials and hospitals across the city have been asked to look out for swine flu symptoms in patients and take precautionary measures. Director of health …
KOLKATA: The city’s first confirmed case of swine flu of 2018 was reported on Saturday after a software engineer tested positive for the H1N1 influenza virus. His minor child is being treated for suspected swine flu. The man is admitted in Fortis Hospital and his child is in Apollo. Authorities …
Jaipur: With rains lashing the state, health department is apprehensive that swine flu and scrub typhus cases might resurface in the state. The health department has geared up to prevent spread of the disease in the state. The health department has issued direction to its officials to remain prepared to …
PUNE: Free vaccination of over 1 lakh high-risk individuals against swine flu has helped contain the disease spread in the state this year so far. The state has recorded 38 swine flu (H1N1) cases and eight deaths due to the disease this year so far. Between January and July last …
Punjab first state in North India to manufacture medicine Swine fever vaccine developed by the Punjab Veterinary Vaccine Institute (PVVI) to protect pigs from the deadly disease was launched on Tuesday at the Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University’s (GADVASU) four-day international workshop on “Antimicrobial Resistance and Strategies …
HYDERABAD: As per the latest ‘Health Status Indicators Report 2018’ released by the Centre, among the major diseases, swine flu cases saw a slight decline (from 2956 to 2165) between 2015-2017, chikungunya cases too declined from 2067 to 663 during the period in Telangana state. Dengue cases, however, saw a …
There were 50 cases reported in 2016 and five deaths recorded. Hyderabad: Dengue and swine flu have seen a rise in 2016-17 and continue to take their toll in the monsoon and winter seasons, according to National Health Profile. Deaths caused due to swine flu were 1786 in 2016 and …
Last year, more than 42,000 persons had been vaccinated against H1N1, while in 2016 as many as 1.01 lakh persons were given the vaccine. There were 778 deaths and 6,144 cases of H1N1 virus in Maharashtra in 2017, said state health officials. Over 90,000 people have been vaccinated against H1N1 …
NOIDA: The district hospital authorities have claimed to provide a swine flu test for free from August. Chief medical superintendent (CMS) of the district hospital in Sector 30, Dr. Ajay Agarwal said he wrote to the health department on Thursday seeking reagents used in the H1N1 test. “I have sought …
JAIPUR: Facing the shame of reporting highest number of swine flu and dengue cases early this year in the country, the state government has come out with strict provisions for doctors and people to prevent these diseases. The health department issued a notification on Monday declaring dengue, malaria and swine …
The latest Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), a report by the Health Ministry reveals 10 new cases of swine flu in the national Capital in the week ending on May 13. This year, a total of 55 cases have been reported in Delhi and two people have lost their lives …
Rs 73.25 lakh is sanctioned for establishment of Virology Research and Diagnostic Lab at Gandhi Medical College. HYDERABAD: Various viruses which cause life-threatening diseases such as Zika, can be identified at Gandhi Hospital, as Rs 73.25 lakh is sanctioned for establishment of Virology Research and Diagnostic Lab at Gandhi Medical …
DEHRADUN: A 36-year-old man from Miyanwala in Dehradun succumbed to swine flu on Wednesday in a private hospital in the city. Earlier, a 26-year-old school teacher from Chamoli, a 43-year-old woman from Dehradun and Tharali MLA, Magan Lal Shah, had died due to the seasonal influenza. Till now, 28 suspected …
CHENNAI: While it was dengue that kept health department on its toes last year, this year, it is swine flu that is keeping officials busy as 65 cases and two deaths have been reported in the State already, according to a Union Health Ministry report.Though, according to officials, cases of …
Death of a woman and confirmation of swine flu in two more patients has jolted the state health department out of slumber. The department now is in a state of alert on spread of H1 N1 virus. The latest victim, a 42 year old Woman resident of Lakkhibagh area of …
Aizawl: The Mizoram government has sounded a swine fever and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) alert. An official release on Monday said swine fever and PRRS is most common in the state during March to May and appealed to pig and cattle-rearers to be alert. All pig-rearers were asked …
Pune: Six persons succumbed to swine flu in Nashik, Aurangabad, Ahmednagar, Nagpur and Pune since the beginning of this year, prompting state health officials to step up vaccination of high-risk individuals. “Swine flu virus has infected 20 people this year so far. Of them, six have succumbed to the virus-induced …
Mumbai : The Bombay High Court recently reminded the Maharashtra government of its duty towards the public at large and particularly the obligation to raise the standard of living of the people. The HC accordingly directed the government to issue appropriate guidelines informing people about the precautions to be taken …
In 2017, there were 6,144 cases of H1N1 virus and 778 deaths across Maharashtra while in 2016, there were 82 cases of H1N1 virus and 22 deaths. As many as 33,000 people across Maharashtra, 23,000 of them pregnant women and many of them diabetes patients, have been vaccinated against H1N1 …
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat, which recorded the second-highest mortality due to swine flu in 2017 after Maharashtra, has already registered 36 cases and six deaths due to the H1N1 virus from January to March 4 this year. With 431 deaths in 2017, Gujarat was at the second worst spot in India, a …
