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 …
Jaipur/Jodhpur: Swine flu claimed one more in the state taking the toll to six since January so far. Health department has issued alert on H1N1 influenza as deaths have reported from different districts too. Besides, a 40-year-old person was tested positive for swine flu in Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital …
CHENNAI: THE State’s health department may not have shared the data on the number of swine flu cases reported in Chennai in recent months but the statistics issued by a leading private laboratory said it confirmed 120 swine flu cases since January at its Nungambakkam branch alone. “In January, out …
PUNE: In a sudden rise, as many as 16 people died of swine flu in Maharashtra in the first 12 days of this month, taking the H1N1 death toll to 26 in the state this year, so far. Besides, five swine flu patients, including three from Pune and one each …
PUNE: As many as six swine flu patients admitted to various hospitals in the city are in critical condition and have been put on ventilator support. "A total of six patients detected with swine flu are currently critical. They have been put on ventilator support at different hospitals in Pune …
Kolhapur: The district health administration reported two cases of swine flu in the last one week. One of the patients — Dilip Kamble (45) from Vasagade village in the Karvir tehsil died on Saturday. Health officials have appealed to citizens to take all care as the fluctuating temperatures may help …
A bulletin on swine flu said 186 samples were tested on Tuesday for swine flu and 27 of them were found positive for the virus. Hyderabad: Twenty seven fresh cases of swine flu have been reported in Telangana, where 21 people died due to the H1N1 virus and other complications …
PUNE: Swine flu claimed 10 lives while infected 44 people in the state this year so far. "A total of 10 have succumbed to the disease this year, including four in Pune, three in Solapur, two in Aurangabad and one in Nashik. Also, as many as 44 people were infected …
A high alert has been sounded after a woman tested positive for swine flu virus in the city. She is under treatment at a private hospital. Private hospitals have been asked to report suspected cases of swine flu to chief medical officers. According to information, the patient, a resident of …
The first 54 days of 2017 have seen thrice as many H1N1 (swine flu) cases reported across Karnataka, than the total number of cases registered throughout 2016. Data released by the health and family welfare department revealed that, while the state saw 110 H1N1 cases last year, the number of …
As many as 5,449 samples have been tested till Wedesday since August 1 last year and 682 of them were positive. Hyderabad: Fifteen new cases of swine flu have been reported in Telangana, taking the total number of persons infected by the virus to 682 since August 1 last year, …
MYSURU: The district has seen a spike in the number of people testing positive for swine flu this year. Mysuru reported 27 H1N1 positive cases and two related deaths in the first 50 days this year (January to February 20, 2017). The district reported just five H1N1 positive cases last …
Visitors at Gandhi Hospital wear masks.Visitors at Gandhi Hospital wear masks. HYDERABAD: Swine flu claimed two more lives in the city within a span of 48 hours, taking the toll to 10 since Januray 1 this year. Health department officials said a 68-year-old man from Kushaiguda and a 22-year-old woman …
CHENNAI: A month and a half into 2017, Tamil Nadu has already recorded 1,020 H1N1 (swine flu) cases. Chennai and its neighbouring districts, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur, accounted for 25% of these. Although Chennai corporation threw up a figure of 105 cases, inquiries made by TOI with just four private hospitals …
Cameroon has confirmed a case of the highly contagious H5N8 bird flu virus in the northern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Wednesday, citing a report from the Cameroonian livestock ministry. The virus was found early January in exotic peacocks, in village chickens …
In a move to keep healthcare professionals fit to handle A(H1N1) influenza cases, emergency medical technicians attached to GVK EMRI-108 ambulances are being vaccinated. P. G. Bhanumathi, Deputy Director of Health Services, said on Wednesday that adequate doses of A (H1N1) influenza vaccine have been given to GVK EMRI team …
CHENNAI: There have been nine confirmed H1N1 deaths in the state since January , and 20-30 suspected cases of the flu are admitted to hospitals every day, said public health officials. In Chennai, where 105 cases tested positive for the virus since January, the corporation has launched a massive awareness …
Hyderabad: Two patients died while undergoing treatment for swine flu at Gandhi Hospital. One of them had been rushed to the hospital on January 11 evening and underwent treatment, but died of acute respiratory attack. Senior doctors at Gandhi explained, “Some patients are coming with a very heavy viral load …
An outbreak of avian influenza in Uganda that’s killed migratory birds on the shores of Africa’s biggest lake may spread to other countries in the region. The virus that has killed at least 1,200 wild birds on the shores of Lake Victoria has been confirmed to be H5N8, Nicholas Kauta, …
Doctors have people to be aware of the virus and have also recommended them to approach doctors in case of a sudden fever. Kurnool: Swine flu symptoms identified during routine check up at Kurnool general hospital on Thursday caught health officials on the wrong foot. Though the district is prone …
The Influenza A virus (IAV) is a major human pathogen that produces significant morbidity and mortality. To explore the contribution of alveolar macrophages (AlvMΦs) in regulating the severity of IAV infection we employed a murine model in which the Core Binding Factor Beta gene is conditionally disrupted in myeloid cells. …
