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Rajasthan swine flu update: State officials swing into action

February 18, 2013
Shocked by the number of swine flu cases, officials in Jaipur have stepped up their efforts to contain the outbreak. The dreaded H1N1 virus has claimed 21 lives in the city from 2013. A high level meeting was held to discuss the …

Rajasthan swine flu update: Three dead, 10 more test positive

February 17, 2013
Three more people in Rajasthan succumbed to the swine flu virus on Friday including a 25-year-old pregnant woman. The six-month pregnant woman was from Barmer and was rushed to a hospital in Jodhpur but she passed away while …

Rajasthan swine flu update: 75 casualties this year

February 12, 2013
The National Institute of Virology in Pune has confirmed the swine flu virus hasn’t mutated since 2009. Viral sequencing revealed that the strain hadn’t mutated and the virus is still susceptible to Tamiflu tablets.  The …

Gujarat health minister says swine flu virus strain has ‘mutated partially’

April 13, 2012
Jayanarayan Vyas, the Gujarat Health and Family welfare minister broker ranks with the centre with his statement that the swine flu virus strain had mutated, albeit partially According to him the H1N1 virus responsible for the …

Swine flu virus has not mutated: Health Ministry

April 12, 2012
The health ministry denied reports of swine flu virus H1N1 having mutated and said the situation was under control. Refuting reports that a new strain of the H1N1 swine flu virus has been found, the health ministry in a …