Swine Flu

When externalities collide: influenza and pollution

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 …

Vaccines can’t kill Yamagata swine flu strain

HYDERABAD: With human influenza (swine flu) activity refusing to subside, the World Health Organisation(WHO) has warned that vaccination may not provide 100% protection against the new variants, though it may serve as the first line of defence. The reason is increase in cases of swine flu B viruses. Though A …

32 people died of swine flu in 2017: Govt

State Government today claimed that total 32 people have died due to swine flu in J&K; State during 2017. In a written reply to the question of NC member, Qaisar Jamsheed Lone in the Upper House today, Minister Incharge Health and Medical Education, Bali Bhagat claimed that the total number …

Free swine flu vaccine plan covers more ‘at risk’ groups

PUNE : Children below the age of five, elderly people aged 65 or more, people suffering from lung, kidney and liver diseases, people on long-term steroid medications and those with low immunity have now been put in the "at risk" category for swine flu in Pune city. As a result, …

H1N1: Tally of suspected patients in Gurgaon reaches five

GURUGRAM: The health department has braced up in its preparation to check swine flu (H1N1) cases as the tally of suspected cases touched 5. A 34-year-old man, resident of Sushant Lok, was admitted to a private hospital in Sector 38 on Friday as he was suffering from high fever, cough …

Swine Flu death toll rises to 31 in JK

The death toll due to Swine Flu has risen to 31 this season in Jammu and Kashmir including 28 deaths alone at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura so far. As per the figures revealed by Ministry for Health and Family Welfare, which maintains the records of Swine Flu cases …

Day after swine flu death, govt sounds alert

Gurgaon: As the city witnessed the coldest day of the season so far on Thursday, the health department issued an advisory for swine flu, instructing all hospitals to take immediate action when a patient is suspected of being infected with H1N1 virus. Patients too have been advised to cover their …

Decrease in sale of swine flu vaccines

Ludhiana: The sale of swine flu vaccines has decreased this year due to change in strain of viruses and hospitals reporting lesser cases. Till now in 2018, only one case of a 70-year-old male has been reported, who eventually died in a Patiala hospital. In 2017 most of the cases …

Swine flu: Government orders probe into negligence of staff

JAIPUR: Not worrying too much about her own risk of getting infected with swine flu, additional chief secretary (health) Veenu Gupta inspected houses of persons diagnosed with swine flu to check if her rapid response teams (RRT) have done their job properly to prevent the spread of swine flu. However, …

Six swine flu cases reported in first week of 2018, hospitals on alert

The recent IDSP, Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, report by the Ministry of Health revealed six new cases of Swine Flu in the first week of 2018. The patients, four of whom are Delhi residents and two from neighboring areas, are being treated in Delhi hospitals which has led the Delhi …

Plea seeks more labs in state to detect diseases, Bombay HC asks govt to reply

“How many laboratories are there in Maharashtra and how many of them are open to detect? Does Maharashtra government have a proposal to open new laboratories?” The court asked the state government to reply in a week. Pointing out the need for more laboratories in the city and the state …

Swine flu rears its head in Hyderabad

Two elderly individuals from Hitech City reported with H1N1 infection After a lull of over a month, swine flu virus has reared its head again, infecting two elderly individuals from the city. Public health officials portend more infections that may continue well into summer. A 65-year-old and a 69-year-old, unrelated …

Health department gears up against swine flu

GURUGRAM: As the city witnessed the coldest day of the season so far on Thursday, the health department issued an advisory for Swine Flu. The advisory instructs all hospitals to take immediate action when a patient is suspected of being infected with Swine Flu. While, the patients have been advised …

Government issues red alert over disease

JAIPUR: With state reported 3,619 cases of swine flu and 279 deaths in 2017, the health department conducted a video conferencing with officials in all the districts to remain alert on Wednesday. The department has sounded a red alert to prevent deaths due to the desease. The government has taken …

Health Dept gears up to deal with swine flu cases

Pvt hospitals asked not to charge over Rs 2,200 for ventilators The Health Department is all set to deal with swine flu cases in the district. The possibility of such cases increases in winter. The Health Department today issued guidelines to private hospitals that they would not be allowed to …

H1N1 claimed 777 lives in Maharashtra last year, 20 in Mumbai

MUMBAI: A total 777 people succumbed to swine flu in Maharashtra in 2017, of which nearly 20 deaths were reported from the city. Nearly 1,000 people had tested positive for the viral infection last year from the city. Going by this analysis, the H1N1 virus hit the state harder in …

53.4% swine flu deaths reported in Aug, Sept ’17

Jaipur: September and August remained the worst months for the people of the state in 2017 in terms of outbreak of swine flu. In these two months, 2,374 persons were tested positive while 149 had died. According to health department reports, 65.59% of swine flu cases in 2017 were reported …

Swine flu claimed 777 lives in state last year, 148 in city

Pune: A total 777 people succumbed to swine flu in Maharashtra in 2017, of which 148 deaths were reported from the city alone. Going by the analysis, the H1N1 virus hit the state harder in 2017 than the previous year (2016). Barring 2015 when the virus had claimed the maximum …

Swine flu claims two more in state

Jaipur: Swine flu claimed two more people, one each in Jaipur and Churu, on Thursday, taking the death toll in the state from the disease to 276 this year. Thirty more tested positive for the flu across Rajasthan on Thursday. The situation is turning grave as swine flu has taken …

Not a healthy year for Ludhianvis

Ludhiana: Health took a backseat for the Ludhianvis in 2017. Six major outbreaks had been reported this year. From a measles outbreak, four outbreaks of cholera, and one outbreak of Hepatitis E, the residents of Ludhiana made several trips to the hospital this year. The water samples collected from different …

Swine flu claimed over 700 in state in 10 months

Nagpur: Over 700 persons lost their lives to swine flu in Maharashtra, while 6,061 were infected with the virus in 10 months from January to October. This was revealed by public health and family welfare minister Dr Deepak Sawant in reply to a starred query by Amin Patel, Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil, …

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