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Swine flu update: Woman dies in UP

May 18, 2013
 A woman died here of swine flu late on Friday, health officials said . Neelam Singh had recently returned from Delhi and had complained of breathlessness and other complications. Her husband, a doctor at the King George's …

Over 600 pigs die of swine fever in Mizoram

May 2, 2013
Over 600 pigs have died from swine fever and about 12,200 have been infected in the past two months in Mizoram, officials said on Wednesday. "The endemic swine fever caused the death of as many as 470 pigs in Aizawl district …

Kolhapur swine flu: One more dies, 171 infected

April 23, 2013
The death toll of people dying because of H1N1 infection rose to 20 late on Sunday evening. The 32-year-old man from Kolhapur died of swine flu at a local hospital. The disease that has been gripped the nation since January seems …

Bengal reports first swine flu case after three years

April 12, 2013
Experts in Kolkata have confirmed on Thursday that West Bengal has reported its first swine flu case after a gap of three years. The last case of swine flu in West Bengal was reported in 2009. ‘One sample has tested positive …

Rajkot swine flu update: one more succumbs, total toll reaches 51

April 2, 2013
A 21-year-old woman died due to swine flu at Civil Hospital in Rajkot late on Sunday. The deceased Ranidevi Rai was a native of Bihar and was residing near Aji dam. Suspecting a swine flu infection, she was admitted to Civil …

New strain of bird flu emerges, claims two victims in China

April 1, 2013
A new strain of bird flu has emerged and two men from Shanghai have been its first victims. Chinese official sources say that apart from the two men, one more person is still being treated for the disease. Both deaths took place …

Rajkot swine flu update: 50 people dead, one more succumbs

April 1, 2013
Swine flu has claimed yet another victim, this time in Amreli of the Saurashtra region. According to official records, the 50-year-old woman from Gahada, of Bhavnagar district was admitted to the Amreli civil hospital, a few …

Pune swine flu update: Health measures stepped up

March 23, 2013
Civic health authorities in Pune have stepped up screening measures after the spurt in swine flu cases in the city. There have been seven fatalities since January. A couple of days ago the H1N1 virus in the city claimed a …

Gujarat swine flu update: HC condemns private hospitals turning away patients

March 22, 2013
Angered at a recent media report that private hospitals were denying treatment to swine flu patients, the Gujarat High Court asked the government to figure out which private hospitals were denying swine flu patients and what …

Delhi swine flu update: Total toll reaches 1431

March 19, 2013
A total of 13 more people tested positive for swine flu on Tuesday, taking the number of those infected to 1,431 this year, an official said. There were no new deaths. ‘Thirteen more people tested positive for swine flu,’ a …

Tamiflu resistant swine flu virus has experts worried

March 19, 2013
Researchers in Australia have discovered that the Tamilflu – the most-effective drug against swine flu – might be losing its effect. While currently 2% of the swine flu strains are resistant to Tamiflu, the researchers found …

Delhi swine flu update: Total toll 1,418

March 18, 2013
A total of three more people tested positive for swine flu on Monday, taking the number of those infected to 1,418 this year, an official said. ‘Three more people tested positive for swine flu,’ a doctor from Delhi Health …

Delhi swine flu update: 19 more test positive, total toll 1,383

March 16, 2013
A total of 19 people tested positive for swine flu on Friday, taking the number of those infected to 1,383 this year, an official said. ‘Nineteen more people tested positive for swine flu,’ a doctor from Delhi Health Service …

Himachal Pradesh swine flu update: Four deaths so far

March 14, 2013
Four people from Himachal Pradesh have so far succumbed to swine flu this year, an official said on Wednesday. Two patients of H1N1 virus died at Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital in Shimla while two passed away at …