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: Swine flu is rearing its ugly head again in the city. Two more persons died of the disease in the state. A 62-year-old person died of the disease while undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Jaipur on Saturday. A 40-year-old woman from Ajmer died of swine flu at …
Six patients admitted to Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital in a week Health officials are on their toes following a swine flu death and admission of six patients to Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMC) in one week. The patient, who died of swine flu at the IGMC …
Novel influenza A (H1N1) virus emerged in April, 2009, spread rapidly to become pandemic by June, 2009. The objective was to study the clinco-epidemiological profile of pH1N1and seasonal influenza (SI) from 2009 to 2013 Original Source
Tests on the most common type of influenza found in Chinese pigs reveal that it has the potential to transmit easily in humans, posing a pandemic threat similar to the virus that triggered a pandemic in 2009 after jumping from swine to people. A research team from China and Japan …
A human H5N6 avian flu case has been reported in Shenzhen City in south China's Guangdong Province. The patient, a 26-year-old woman, is in critical condition and is receiving treatment in a local hospital, the Guangdong health department said on Tuesday. Experts believe the infection is an isolated case, and …
NEW DELHI: To step up preparedness against swine flu or H1N1 influenza, the Centre issued advisories to states on Tuesday asking them to take proactive measures and strengthen the awareness campaign to tackle the disease. Health minister J P Nadda held a high-level meeting to review preparedness to tackle the …
The Eurasian avian-like H1N1 (EAH1N1) swine flu viruses, which have circulated in pigs since 1979, have obtained the ability to infect humans and may "pose the highest pandemic threat" among the flu viruses currently circulating in animals, Chinese researchers said Monday. "Pigs are considered important intermediate hosts for flu viruses," …
RAIPUR: An unprecedented spurt in swine flu deaths; introduction of the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Council Bill 2015 to regulate the working of therapists; a proposal to start air ambulance services at the newly set up AIIMS; a promise to impose a complete ban on sale of edible tobacco, including …
A swine flu outbreak in Iran has killed 112 people since mid-November and the country's first medical worker has died of the virus, media said on Monday. "About 1,190 people have been diagnosed with the (H1N1) virus and hospitalised" and "the death toll has reached 112", state news agency IRNA …
Two patients from Karur, including a 12-year-old boy, have tested positive for H1N1 influenza. They have been admitted to the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) here. While P. Yaswanth was from Ramnagar in Karur, Amaravathi (37) was from Andankovil. They were taking treatment at private hospitals in Karur for …
THE H1N1 flu virus has become the major influenza strain in the city this winter and there has been a rise in the number of cases this month, officials from the Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said yesterday. It is the first time the virus has been …
Ongoing research and technology developments hold the promise of rapid production and large-scale deployment of strain-specific or cross-protective vaccines for novel influenza viruses. We sought to investigate the impact of early vaccination on age-specific attack rates and evaluate the outcomes of different vaccination strategies that are influenced by the level …
Hyderabad: The CAG has exposed the Council of Scientific Industrial Research’s hasty decision on a project for development of the Indian version of Tamiflu drug for bird flu that was to be developed with the help of Hyderabad-based IICT. After spending more than Rs 50 lakh, CSIR had shelved the …
France reported three more cases of highly pathogenic bird flu in the southwest of the country on Monday, as the European Union's biggest agriculture producer tries to contain its first outbreak of the disease in eight years. Reinforced monitoring since the detection of bird flu at three locations in the …
The swine flu strain has spread around the world since its discovery six years ago An outbreak of swine flu in two south-eastern provinces of Iran has killed at least 33 people over the last three weeks, state media report. Iran's Deputy Health Minister Ali-Akbar Sayyari told the official IRNA …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Swine Flu is fast becoming a regular viral disease in the state. With it becoming endemic, the H1N1 influenza has become part of the state health department's communicable disease map. The state's communicable diseases data for the period between 2011 and 2015 shows a considerable rise in swine flu …
People wait for Swine flu checkup outside H1N1 flu ward at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Disease in Bengaluru. It is that time of the year when one would have expected high inpatient numbers at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases (RGICD), due to H1N1 cases. The October-November period …
TEHRAN- Twenty two 22 people have lost their lives in the wake of a recent influenza outbreak in Iran, Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh-Hashemi confirmed on Sunday. The minister added that 16 people have died in the southeastern province of Kerman and the reset in other provinces such as Sistan-Balouchestan Province, …
The official said letters had been also sent to sarpanches in the peripheral villages asking them to raise awareness among the people. With the first case of swine flu this year having been reported in the city, the UT Health Department will focus on creating awareness about the disease. UT …
Four admitted to hospital, two patients test positive With a 43-year-old woman of Karur succumbing to H1N1 influenza on Friday night, the number of persons who died of swine flu since the onset of northeast monsoon in Tiruchi region has gone up to four, raising concerns among the public and …
