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 …
Five persons living on the campus of King George's Medical University, a student from a hostel of the Indian Institute of Management and a resident doctor at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences are the latest victims of swine flu in the city. A total of 59 cases …
The spurt in swine flu cases has people rushing to doctors for vaccination, but experts suggest they should calm down instead because the outbreak has almost run its course making the vaccine almost redundant. "Not everybody needs to take a swine flu vaccine. People in high-risk categories and children below …
The swine flu toll in the country climbed to 1,198 on Wednesday as 40 more deaths were reported while the number of cases of the disease has crossed the 22,000 mark. The health ministry said that the total number of deaths across various states stood at 1,198 as on March …
Swine Flu claimed the life of a 56-year-old woman in Bhubaneswar taking the death toll to five in Odisha. Although the swine flu mortality in Odisha is fewer than that of States like Gujarat, Rajasthan or neighbouring West Bengal, health administrators are worried. As of now five out of 14 …
Swine flu claimed the lives of 43 more people taking the toll in the country to 1,158 with Gujarat and Rajasthan reporting maximum deaths sparking panic among lawyers in Ahmedabad where nearly 10,000 of them on Tuesday stayed away from work. Data collated by the Health Ministry showed that a …
The deadly swine flu claimed 40 more lives in the country, with the toll from the flu reaching 1,115 while the total number of cases breached the 20,000-mark. According to the Union health ministry 1,115 persons have succumbed to the H1N1 virus while the number of those affected by it …
A marginal rise in swine flu tally for the city was recorded on Monday as eleven new cases came to light. With this the total number of cases in the city touched 516. However, keeping the mounting swine flu cases in mind, the health officials organised a mega awareness lecture …
12 deaths have been recorded in the last 24 hours with 600 fresh casesWith Maharashtra experiencing unseasonal rain and a sharp drop in temperatures, the swine flu toll in the State has soared to 152. State Health authorities are struggling to cope with the rapid spread of the H1N1 virus …
GUANGZHOU - Two more H7N9 cases have been reported in south China's Guangdong Province, raising the province's total infections to 65 this year, local health authorities said Sunday. A 45-year-old man in Dongguan City and a 36-year-old man in Foshan City were diagnosed with the disease on Saturday, the provincial …
Ten more deaths were reported due to Swine flu in Gujarat on Sunday taking the death toll to 275. Further, there is no stopping on the new cases as 247 fresh cases were registered from the state in a single day. The number of total Swine flu cases has reached …
The swine flu onslaught has claimed 34 more lives as the nationwide toll from the H1N1 virus so far this year touched 1,075 with the number of cases of the disease inching towards the 20,000 mark. Data collated by the health ministry said that altogether, 1,075 persons have now perished …
The 2014-2015 H1N1 outbreak in India has reportedly led to 800 fatalities. The reported influenza hemagglutinin sequences from India indicate that these viruses contain amino acid changes linked to enhanced virulence and are potentially antigenically distinct from the current vaccine containing 2009 (Cal0709) H1N1 viral hemagglutinin. Original Source
Brace up for another round of surge in swine flu cases following changes in the weather and lowering of temperature due to short spell of rain on Thursday evening. Health officials have stated several times that low temperature and high moisture content in air facilitate spread and activity of the …
CHITWAN, FEB 26 - Two more people have tested positive for swine flu in Chitwan on Thursday, taking the number of people infected with A (H1N1) virus in the district to four. The Chitwan District Public Health Office has confirmed detection of swine flu in four people in the samples …
The number of confirmed swine flu—A (H1N1)—cases kept rising, with the National Public Health Laboratory confirming on Wednesday that 13 people tested positive for the disease in the country. Nine of the confirmed cases came from Kathmandu and two each from Chitwan and Pokhara. Health officials, however, urged the public …
Dozens of people across city hospitals probably succumbed to the unknown H3N2 virus, one of the three sub-types of swine flu that is responsible for 99.8% of flu infections in the United States now, said a top international expert. Local doctors too acknowledged it as a strong possibility. Swine flu-causing …
Total number of swine flu cases has risen to 14,673 since January Swine flu has caused 841 deaths across the country since January, with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled Rajasthan and Gujarat being the worst-affected states, according to the latest government data. About 40 fresh deaths have occurred owing to the …
State govt claims that 2,158 persons have been cured out of total cases at 3,527 Swine flu today claimed 12 more lives in Gujarat, taking the total number of deaths due to the H1N1 virus to 231 so far even as 190 new positive cases were detected in a day. …
Swine flu deaths continued unabated in the country claiming 21 more lives on Monday taking the total toll 833 and number of people affected by it crossed the 14,000 mark. With the rising temperatures, the Union Health Ministry officials said the swine flu cases are likely to come down in …
