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128 H1N1 deaths in India in past week:Govt.
The 07 Sep. 2010 at 20:01Last newsComments (0)Add a comment
As many as 128 people have died of influenza A (H1N1) in India in the week ended September 5, an official statement from the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare said here today.With this, the toll in the country since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the swine flu as a pandemic in mid-June last year has gone up to 2241.
The WHO, on August 10, had declared an end to the pandemic but called for continued vigilance, pointing out that pandemics, like the viruses that cause them, are unpredictable.
Of the 128 deaths, 45 occurred in Maharashtra, 32 in Gujarat, 13 in Madhya Pradesh, 12 in Karnataka, 9 in Rajasthan, 5 in Andhra Padesh, 4 each in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh and 1 each in Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Chattisgarh.
A total of 1257 fresh cases of the flu were reported during the week, including 381 in Maharashtra, 316 in Delhi, 212 in Karnataka, 70 in Uttar Pradesh, 64 in Gujarat, 55 in Rajasthan and 51 in Andhra Pradesh.
Influenza B was behind Moradabad mystery fever
The 05 Sep. 2010 at 15:24Last newsComments (0)Add a comment
LUCKNOW: The riddle of mystery fever in Bhansiya village of Moradabad district of UP has finally been solved. According to the report submitted by the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), the infectious fever, which claimed seven lives, was caused by Influenza B virus. The report has confirmed the presence of H1N1 virus in the area.
Confirming the news, chief surveillance officer, integrated disease surveillance programme, UP, Dr Purnima Srivastava said, "we have been communicated about the findings. In the wake of this, health authorities in the Moradabad division have been directed to increase surveillance in their area so that no patient is left untracked.''
To recap, death of seven children following a `mystery' fever in Bhansiya village sent alarm bells ringing late last month. Around 35 children with similar symptoms were hospitalised and the development sent entire health machinery into a tizzy. A committee was constituted by the state government to probe the reason. Later, swab samples of all the affected kids were sent to NICD for a confirmatory test.
The team headed by director, medical care, Dr Shobhnath, had said after preliminary investigation that the deaths were apparently caused by diphtheria. It had recommended that all children in the village be given NDPT shots to avert the recurrence of the disease. A couple of days later, experts from the epidemic control cell, UP, reached the spot to re-expedite the matter. Dr NN Tripathi and Dr AK Awasthi along with others claimed that it was probably a viral infection that caused the trouble.
Incidentally, as the bodies of the children had been disposed by the time the probe team got into action, its job to track down the reason became even more difficult. "Parents of the children who died had gone to private practitioners...we came to know about it a little late,'' Dr Rakesh Saxena, chief medical officer, Moradabad told TOI.
In its report, the team from epidemic control cell had pointed out that malnutrition killed two of the seven children while high grade viral fever `could' have taken toll on others. "Any disease...even simple fever gets fatal for children who are undernourished,'' pointed out Dr Sanjay Niranjan of Indian Paediatric Association.
The reason, explained Dr Awasthi, secondary bacterial infections like tonsillitis and pneumonia spread very fast when a malnourished child is under influence of a virus. "In fact, antibiotic treatment is given to any patient suffering from viral diseases to avert manifestation of secondary infections,'' he added.
Both the committees found that there were some 2,000 children in the village up to the age of five years, most of whom were malnourished. They added that poor personal hygiene and sanitation in the village added to their condition.
89 swine flu deaths in India this week
The 30 Aug. 2010 at 21:13Last newsComments (0)Add a comment
New Delhi, Aug 30, PTI:
Swine flu continued its grip on India with 89 deaths reported from across the country in the week ending August 29.
Maharashtra reported the maximum number of 50 deaths, followed by 14 from Orissa and six each from Gujarat and Delhi. ive deaths were reported from Madhya Pradesh while four were reported from Andhra Pradesh.
A total of 1,247 cases reported during the week. All are indigenous cases. Till date, samples from 1,67,846 people have been tested for swine flu in government laboratories and a few private laboratories across the country and 39,977 (23.8 per cent) of them have been found positive. The World Health Organisation has officially declared that the swine flu pandemic was over.
Pune: one more H1N1 death, toll up to 352
The 23 Aug. 2010 at 12:06Last newsComments (0)Add a comment
PUNE: The H1N1 influenza claimed one more life in the city, taking the death toll up to 352.
According to state health officials, Rohini Ram Rudi (37), a resident of Katraj, died due to swine flu at Sassoon General Hospital on August 20.
Rudi had developed cough and fever from August 13, and had tested positive of swine flu on August 20.
Her condition further deteriorated, following which she developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) along with bilateral pneumonia.
India: 84 swine flu deaths, over 1,155 cases in a week
The 16 Aug. 2010 at 19:20Last newsComments (0)Add a comment
Swine flu resurgence claimed 84 lives in India in the past one week and a total of 1,155 cases were reported — the highest cumulative in a week so far — even as the government focuses on measures to prevent the disease, health officials said on Monday.
While the number of cases in Kerala came down significantly to 20, Maharashtra remained the worst-affected State with 507 confirmed cases and 51 deaths.
The State is followed by Karnataka which reported 186 cases and seven deaths. Tamil Nadu had 107 cases but no deaths.
Delhi, where the virus arrived in its second phase much later than in the southern and south-western States, reported 125 cases this week with seven deaths.
Cases were also reported from Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Punjab and Haryana.
Health Ministry officials, however, maintain that the situation is in control and the government is fully prepared to handle the situation.
“Pregnant women and old people are the worst hit. It is a must for them to contact a doctor as soon as flu like symptoms appear,” a Health Ministry official said.