Mexican swine flu outbreak kills 29, infects nearly 1,500
January 28th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by BNO News
MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) -- An ongoing swine flu outbreak in Mexico has left at least 29 people dead and nearly 1,500 others infected, health officials confirmed on Saturday. Thousands more are ... Read more...
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Obese more vulnerable to flu
October 26th, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 26 (IANS) If you're fat, you need extra protection from flu. New research says that excess weight makes flu vaccines less effective."The results suggest that overweight people would ... Read more...
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Young child among eleven H1N1 flu deaths in Jordan
January 23rd, 2011 - 3:29 am ICT by BNO News
AMMAN (BNO NEWS) -- A four-year-old Jordanian girl died of A/H1N1 influenza on Saturday, bringing the total number of flu fatalities this season to 11, Jordan's Ministry of Health said.The girl, who ... Read more...
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Only one new swine flu case in India
December 24th, 2010 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Only one swine flu case was reported in India during the last week, the health ministry said Friday.According to the health ministry's data, only one case of ... Read more...
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Swine flu claims 10 victims in Britain
December 13th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 13 (IANS) Swine flu, the H1N1 virus behind last year's global pandemic has reared its head again this winter, claiming 10 lives in Britain, according to the Health Protection Agency ... Read more...
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Swine flu cases increase in less affected states
November 2nd, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The number of swine flu cases in the country dipped marginally last week but the number saw a little rise in those states which were so far ... Read more...
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Swine flu cases spurt, new vaccines to come shortly
August 30th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Swine flu remains a major health challenge for India with as many as 89 deaths and 1,247 cases being officially reported during the last one week.
Swine flu ... Read more...
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Swine flu jab under scrutiny over dangerous sleep disorder fears
August 28th, 2010 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 28 (ANI): A swine flu vaccine given to millions of Britons is undergoing investigations over fear it causes a rare and dangerous sleep disorder.Pandemrix made by pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline is ... Read more...
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Two die of swine flu in Delhi
August 20th, 2010 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Two people died of swine flu in Delhi Friday and 41 people tested positive for Influenza A (H1N1), an official said.
"Forty-one people tested positive for swine flu. ... Read more...
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32 more infected with swine flu in Delhi
August 19th, 2010 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The national capital reported 32 new confirmed cases of swine flu, including eight children, taking the total number of infected people to 461, an official said Thursday.
"Thirty-two ... Read more...
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Intensify drive against dengue, swine flu: BJP
August 18th, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Concerned over the rising number of dengue and swine flu cases, Leader of Opposition in the Delhi assembly V.K. Malhotra Wednesday said efforts should be stepped ... Read more...
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No swine flu case in Himachal since April
August 17th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 17 (IANS) No case of swine flu has been reported in Himachal Pradesh in the past more than three months, Health Minister Rajeev Bindal said here Tuesday.
"No case of swine ... Read more...
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29 swine flu cases in Delhi
August 16th, 2010 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) At least 29 more confirmed cases of swine flu were reported from the national capital Monday, taking the total number to 362, an official said.
"Twenty-nine people tested ... Read more...
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Thousands join I-Day festivities in Orissa
August 15th, 2010 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 15 (IANS) Thousands of people converged at the Independence Day celebrations in Orissa Sunday despite the threat of swine flu, which has killed eight people in the state since July ... Read more...
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WHO Declares Swine Flu Pandemic Officially Over
August 11th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Aug 11, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The World Health Organization has officially declared yesterday that the H1N1 flu pandemic is now over. The Director General of WHO, Margaret Chan said that the ... Read more...
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Two die of swine flu in Orissa, toll seven
August 11th, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 11 (IANS) Two women died of swine flu in Orissa, taking the toll due to H1N1 to seven in the state, an official said. This happened even as the World ... Read more...
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Man dies of swine flu in Delhi, toll eight
August 5th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) A man died of swine flu in the capital, taking the total number of deaths due to Influenza A (H1N1) in Delhi to eight, an official said ... Read more...
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Swine flu spreading rapidly in Andhra, toll 20
August 5th, 2010 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 5 (IANS) Swine flu is spreading rapidly in Andhra Pradesh with one more person succumbing Thursday, taking the toll to 20 since June this year, and 15 new suspected cases ... Read more...
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20 new swine flu cases in Delhi
August 4th, 2010 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) As many as 20 people, including two children, tested positive for swine flu here Wednesday, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 124 in the national ... Read more...
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Swine flu: Three Maharashtra doctors suspended
August 3rd, 2010 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolhapur (Maharashtra), Aug 3 (IANS) A year after Influenza A (H1N1) claimed India's first victim in Pune, the Maharashtra government Tuesday suspended three doctors, citing irregularities and negligence in duties in treating ... Read more...
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17 new swine flu cases in Delhi
August 3rd, 2010 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) As many as 17 people tested positive for swine flu here, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 104 in the national capital, an official said ... Read more...
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11 new cases of swine flu in Delhi
July 30th, 2010 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) As many as 11 more people tested positive for swine flu in Delhi, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 74 in the capital, an official ... Read more...
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Respiratory symptoms more reliable indicator of H1N1, not fever alone
July 30th, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 30 (ANI): A recent study has revealed that individuals with mild H1N1 infection may go undetected using standard diagnostic criteria.The study has , therefore, concluded that coughing or other respiratory ... Read more...
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Two new swine flu cases in Delhi
July 29th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Two more people tested positive for swine flu in the capital, taking the number of infected people to 63, an official said Thursday.
"Two people have tested positive ... Read more...
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Three new swine flu cases in Delhi
July 26th, 2010 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The national capital reported three new swine flu cases, taking the total number of infected people to 47, official said Monday.
"Three people have tested positive for the ... Read more...
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Five more swine flu cases in West Bengal (Lead)
July 23rd, 2010 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) Five more people tested positive for swine flu in West Bengal Friday, taking the number of confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1) to 36 in the state this ... Read more...
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Five more swine flu cases in West Bengal
July 23rd, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) Five more people tested positive for swine flu in West Bengal Friday, taking the number of confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1) to 26 in the state this ... Read more...
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Two swine flu patients critical in Bengal (Lead)
July 22nd, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) Two swine flu patients are in a critical condition in West Bengal, even as four more people were admitted to hospital Thursday after they tested positive for the ... Read more...
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Four more confirmed swine flu cases in West Bengal
July 22nd, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) Four people were admitted to a hospital Thursday after they tested positive for swine flu, taking the number of confirmed cases in West Bengal to 31 this year, ... Read more...
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Seven more swine flu cases in West Bengal
July 21st, 2010 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) Seven people were admitted to hospital after they tested positive for swine flu, taking the number of confirmed cases in West Bengal to 27 this year, the state ... Read more...
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Swine flu follows monsoon trail
July 19th, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The monsoon, a much-awaited phenomenon in India, has this year brought with it a return of the swine flu virus. With 332 cases reported from all over ... Read more...
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Swine flu claims another life in Andhra Pradesh
June 22nd, 2010 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 22 (IANS) A pregnant woman succumbed to the H1N1 virus here Tuesday, taking the toll to two since last week in Andhra Pradesh, officials said.
The relatives of the ... Read more...
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Dengue, swine flu grip Kerala, nine dead
June 4th, 2010 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 4 (IANS) With the onset of monsoon, dengue fever and a variant of swine flu have broken out in Kerala, claiming nine lives so far, an official said.
An unspecified number ... Read more...
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Indian H1N1 vaccines to be launched Thursday
June 2nd, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Almost a year after H1N1 was declared a pandemic, India will launch four indigenous vaccines for the influenza Thursday, sources in the health ministry said Wednesday.
The sources ... Read more...
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Over 1,500 swine flu deaths in India, says Azad
May 4th, 2010 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) As many as 1,501 people have died in India due to swine flu, but the influenza A (H1N1) has now shown signs of abating, the Rajya Sabha ... Read more...
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