Via New Kerala :
" Over 11,000 poultry birds were culled and 43,000 eggs destroyed after the bird flu virus was detected at a poultry farm in Bangladesh.
The culling operations began in the Rajbari farm near Dhaka Monday night and continued Tuesday, the Daily Star reported.
The farm owner noticed the death of several poultry and reported the incident to the district livestock officer. The owner later sent some chickens to a laboratory in Dhaka for tests.
The laboratory confirmed the detection of bird flu Monday. The same day, a team was deployed at the affected farm to carry out preventive measures."
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Thursday, November 17, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
India : Suspected swine flu patient admitted to civil hospital in Nashik
Via New Kerala :
" A suspected swine flu patient was admitted to swine flu ward in Nashik civil hospital.
The patient, Govind Dhondiram Tandale (60), was admitted on May 16, in civil hospital after he complained of breathing problems one of sysmptons of swine flu. Next day, the doctors shifted him to the isolated swine flu ward for treatment. His throat swabs has been sent to National Institute of Virology, Pune for analysis, whose report was still awaited.
However, acting civil surgeon Rajendra Shinge denied that there was any swine flu patient admitted in the hospital. He said Tandale was suffering from breathing problems."
" A suspected swine flu patient was admitted to swine flu ward in Nashik civil hospital.
The patient, Govind Dhondiram Tandale (60), was admitted on May 16, in civil hospital after he complained of breathing problems one of sysmptons of swine flu. Next day, the doctors shifted him to the isolated swine flu ward for treatment. His throat swabs has been sent to National Institute of Virology, Pune for analysis, whose report was still awaited.
However, acting civil surgeon Rajendra Shinge denied that there was any swine flu patient admitted in the hospital. He said Tandale was suffering from breathing problems."
Monday, April 11, 2011
India : 4 swine flu patients identified in Rajasthan
Via New Kerala :
" Jaipur, Apr 10 : As many four patients with symptoms of H1N1 swine flu have so far been identified in Rajasthan since April 1 this year.
According to Health Department sources, a total of 26 patients were tested during current month in the state for the virus strain which took pandemic dimension in human beings world-over during period between June 2009 to August 2010.
Of them, four tested positive, sources said."
" Jaipur, Apr 10 : As many four patients with symptoms of H1N1 swine flu have so far been identified in Rajasthan since April 1 this year.
According to Health Department sources, a total of 26 patients were tested during current month in the state for the virus strain which took pandemic dimension in human beings world-over during period between June 2009 to August 2010.
Of them, four tested positive, sources said."
Friday, December 10, 2010
India : Maharashtra Govt takes several steps to prevent viral diseases
Via New Kerala :
" Nagpur, Dec 9: In order to prevent viral diseases like Swine flue, the Maharashtra government has taken several measures such as appointment of disaster management team at the state and districts level, provision of death audit meetings, separate control room and proper training of doctors, Public Health and Welfare Minister Suresh Shetty and Minister of state Fauziya Khan informed the Council today.
They were replying to a question raised by members Prakash Binsale and Vinod Tawade among others about the deaths due to viral diseases.
While submitting the written information on the same in the House, they said the deaths caused by malaria and dengue were 114 and five respectively, while 435 died due to swine flu in the state and no death was reported due to typhoid."
" Nagpur, Dec 9: In order to prevent viral diseases like Swine flue, the Maharashtra government has taken several measures such as appointment of disaster management team at the state and districts level, provision of death audit meetings, separate control room and proper training of doctors, Public Health and Welfare Minister Suresh Shetty and Minister of state Fauziya Khan informed the Council today.
They were replying to a question raised by members Prakash Binsale and Vinod Tawade among others about the deaths due to viral diseases.
While submitting the written information on the same in the House, they said the deaths caused by malaria and dengue were 114 and five respectively, while 435 died due to swine flu in the state and no death was reported due to typhoid."
Friday, November 19, 2010
India : 29 new dengue cases in Delhi, total 6,035
Via New Kerala :
" New Delhi, Nov 18 : A total of 29 new cases of dengue were reported in the capital Thursday, taking the total number of cases this season to 6,035, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi said.
Shahdara (north) zone in east Delhi was the worst affected with 844 cases so far, while Rohini zone was the second worst-hit with 769 cases of the vector-borne disease.
However, civic officials expressed hope the incidence of the vector-borne disease was declining."
" New Delhi, Nov 18 : A total of 29 new cases of dengue were reported in the capital Thursday, taking the total number of cases this season to 6,035, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi said.
Shahdara (north) zone in east Delhi was the worst affected with 844 cases so far, while Rohini zone was the second worst-hit with 769 cases of the vector-borne disease.
However, civic officials expressed hope the incidence of the vector-borne disease was declining."
Thursday, November 11, 2010
India : 82 die of dengue in India
Via New Kerala :
" New Delhi, Nov 10 : As many as 82 people have died of dengue across India till Oct 31, said Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dinesh Trivedi in written reply in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
During 2010 (till 31 October), 19143 dengue cases have been reported from all over the country, out of which 5543 cases have been reported from National Capital Territory of Delhi, the Minister said.
This year, total 82 deaths due to dengue have been reported in the country till 31st October, 2010.
Largest number of dengue cases were reported from Delhi (5543 cases including 8 deaths) followed by Kerala (2398 cases including 17 deaths), Punjab (2116 cases including 10 deaths) and Karnataka (2069 cases including 6 deaths)."
" New Delhi, Nov 10 : As many as 82 people have died of dengue across India till Oct 31, said Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dinesh Trivedi in written reply in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
During 2010 (till 31 October), 19143 dengue cases have been reported from all over the country, out of which 5543 cases have been reported from National Capital Territory of Delhi, the Minister said.
This year, total 82 deaths due to dengue have been reported in the country till 31st October, 2010.
Largest number of dengue cases were reported from Delhi (5543 cases including 8 deaths) followed by Kerala (2398 cases including 17 deaths), Punjab (2116 cases including 10 deaths) and Karnataka (2069 cases including 6 deaths)."
Monday, October 18, 2010
India : Positive case reported, 124 more under Home Quarantine
Via New Kerala :
" Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 17 : Adding to the growing concern due to the spread of H1N1, one more person tested positive to the disease in Kozhikode disrtict of Kerala today.
According to the State H1N1 Control room here, about 124 more people were placed under Home Quarantine in various districts in the State for the last two days.
Two patients were placed under Hospital Quarantine and the throat swabs of four patients have been sent for lab test, it said."
" Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 17 : Adding to the growing concern due to the spread of H1N1, one more person tested positive to the disease in Kozhikode disrtict of Kerala today.
According to the State H1N1 Control room here, about 124 more people were placed under Home Quarantine in various districts in the State for the last two days.
Two patients were placed under Hospital Quarantine and the throat swabs of four patients have been sent for lab test, it said."
Saturday, September 18, 2010
India : 19 Dengue deaths in Andhra Pradesh Dist: Minister
An article from New Kerala :
" Vijayawada Sep 17 : As many as 19 people have died of dengue and 24 people from other viral fevers including malaria during the last two months in Krishna District, Animal Husbandry Minister K Parthasarathi informed here today.
Admitting at a press conference here that viral fevers including dengue and malaria were rampant in Krishna District and several people had died, he said 52 people were being treated for dengue, 1977 for malaria and 1204 for diarrhoea in the district in various hospitals.
Contradicting the media reports that more than 100 people have died of dengue in the city itself, the Minister said only 13 persons have died in the city with dengue fever during the last two months.
He explained that 13,767 people suffered from various type of viral fevers in July, 29,000 in August and 9,000 during the current month in the city and added that all steps had been taken to contain the spread of viral fevers in the city as well as in the district."
" Vijayawada Sep 17 : As many as 19 people have died of dengue and 24 people from other viral fevers including malaria during the last two months in Krishna District, Animal Husbandry Minister K Parthasarathi informed here today.
Admitting at a press conference here that viral fevers including dengue and malaria were rampant in Krishna District and several people had died, he said 52 people were being treated for dengue, 1977 for malaria and 1204 for diarrhoea in the district in various hospitals.
Contradicting the media reports that more than 100 people have died of dengue in the city itself, the Minister said only 13 persons have died in the city with dengue fever during the last two months.
He explained that 13,767 people suffered from various type of viral fevers in July, 29,000 in August and 9,000 during the current month in the city and added that all steps had been taken to contain the spread of viral fevers in the city as well as in the district."
Thursday, September 16, 2010
India : Japanese Encephalitis toll climbs to 296
Via New Kerala :
" Gorakhpur, Sep 14 : The deadly Japanese Encephalitis (JE) toll today mounted to 296 with the death of three more children here.
According to official sources, the inflow of JE patients continued unabated at the Baba Raghav Das Medical College here.
Since January 1 this year, a total of 1899 people -- including 15 fresh cases -- sufferring from JE have been admitted at the medical college here, of whom 296 have succumbed, including nine of Nepal and 197 of Bihar.
As many as 287 people were still under treatment.
The fresh deaths included one each of Deoria, Kushinagar and Bihar."
" Gorakhpur, Sep 14 : The deadly Japanese Encephalitis (JE) toll today mounted to 296 with the death of three more children here.
According to official sources, the inflow of JE patients continued unabated at the Baba Raghav Das Medical College here.
Since January 1 this year, a total of 1899 people -- including 15 fresh cases -- sufferring from JE have been admitted at the medical college here, of whom 296 have succumbed, including nine of Nepal and 197 of Bihar.
As many as 287 people were still under treatment.
The fresh deaths included one each of Deoria, Kushinagar and Bihar."
Saturday, September 11, 2010
India : Two more swine flu deaths push Delhi toll to 44
Via New Kerala :
" New Delhi, Sep 10: Two people, including a four and a half year old boy, died of swine flu in Delhi Friday, taking the toll due to the deadly virus this year to 44, a health official said.
"The boy was admitted in Chacha Nehru Hospital and belonged to Delhi. The other, a 56-year-old patient, was from outside Delhi and was admitted to the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital," Debashish Bhattacharya, Delhi government's nodal officer for H1N1 cases, told IANS.
With this, the toll in the city since January 1 has climbed to 44, of which 16 were from Delhi and 28 were outstation patients."
" New Delhi, Sep 10: Two people, including a four and a half year old boy, died of swine flu in Delhi Friday, taking the toll due to the deadly virus this year to 44, a health official said.
"The boy was admitted in Chacha Nehru Hospital and belonged to Delhi. The other, a 56-year-old patient, was from outside Delhi and was admitted to the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital," Debashish Bhattacharya, Delhi government's nodal officer for H1N1 cases, told IANS.
With this, the toll in the city since January 1 has climbed to 44, of which 16 were from Delhi and 28 were outstation patients."
Thursday, August 26, 2010
India : 17-yr-old boy succumbs to swine flu; toll rises to 17
An article from New Kerala :
" Nashik, Aug 25 : A 17-year-old boy succumbed to the deadly H1N1 virus here, taking the death toll of swine flu to 17 in the district.
The victim, identified as Jayesh Baban Jaldhar, a resident of Nashik road area, was admitted to the Dr Zakir Hussain civil hospital on August 18, where he died yesterday.
His blood sample had been sent to National Institute of Virology at Pune for testing. The report is still awaited, hospital sources said."
" Nashik, Aug 25 : A 17-year-old boy succumbed to the deadly H1N1 virus here, taking the death toll of swine flu to 17 in the district.
The victim, identified as Jayesh Baban Jaldhar, a resident of Nashik road area, was admitted to the Dr Zakir Hussain civil hospital on August 18, where he died yesterday.
His blood sample had been sent to National Institute of Virology at Pune for testing. The report is still awaited, hospital sources said."
Friday, August 6, 2010
India : 5 succumbs to swine flu; toll reaches 6
Via New Kerala, fatalities rising :
" Five people including two women succumbed to deadly H1N1 virus at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) here during the last 24 hours, taking the death toll of swine flu to six.
According to the GMCH sources, the dead were identified as Savita Thakur (45), resident of Jalna District, Sanjay Shewale (30) from Davalpuri, Chandrakant Thorat (38) from Kannad, Savita Khiradkar (20), resident of Vaijapur and Ravindra Phulzade (30) hailing from Chikali of Buldhana District.
However, Savita Thakur's throat swab report tested positive for swine flu, while, the throat swab reports of the other four victims are still awaited.
The condition of all of them was deteriorating since theY were admitted to hospital and they had stopped responding to medicines , sources said. At present, 11 people suspected to be suffering from swine flu have been admitted to hospital."
" Five people including two women succumbed to deadly H1N1 virus at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) here during the last 24 hours, taking the death toll of swine flu to six.
According to the GMCH sources, the dead were identified as Savita Thakur (45), resident of Jalna District, Sanjay Shewale (30) from Davalpuri, Chandrakant Thorat (38) from Kannad, Savita Khiradkar (20), resident of Vaijapur and Ravindra Phulzade (30) hailing from Chikali of Buldhana District.
However, Savita Thakur's throat swab report tested positive for swine flu, while, the throat swab reports of the other four victims are still awaited.
The condition of all of them was deteriorating since theY were admitted to hospital and they had stopped responding to medicines , sources said. At present, 11 people suspected to be suffering from swine flu have been admitted to hospital."
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
India : 45-yr-old succumbs to swine flu; toll rises to 3
Via New Kerala :
" Kolhapur, Jul 26 : A 45-year-old man succumbed to swine flu, taking the H1N1 toll in the district in the last one month to three.
The victim, identified as Dadasaheb Rajaram Patil, hailing from Arjunwada in Kagal tehsil of the district, was admitted to a private hospital here last week, official sources said.The sample of Patil's throat swab had tested positive for swine flu.
The sample of Patil's throat swab had tested positive for swine flu."
" Kolhapur, Jul 26 : A 45-year-old man succumbed to swine flu, taking the H1N1 toll in the district in the last one month to three.
The victim, identified as Dadasaheb Rajaram Patil, hailing from Arjunwada in Kagal tehsil of the district, was admitted to a private hospital here last week, official sources said.The sample of Patil's throat swab had tested positive for swine flu.
The sample of Patil's throat swab had tested positive for swine flu."
Monday, July 26, 2010
India : Woman dies, 12 test positive for H1N1 in Kerala
Via New Kerala :
" Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 25 : The death of a woman due to H1N1 influenza in Kerala was confirmed even as 12 more tested positive for the swine flu, today.
According to the State H1N1 Control Room here, Sameera Shareef (25), hailing from Koduvally in Kozhikode, was admitted to MIMS Hospital there with fever, cough and breathlessness.
She died today and her death was confirmed as due to H1N1.
Of the 12 new cases, four were from Ernakulam, two from Thrissur, one each from Kottayam, Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad, Malappuram, Waynad and Kannur."
" Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 25 : The death of a woman due to H1N1 influenza in Kerala was confirmed even as 12 more tested positive for the swine flu, today.
According to the State H1N1 Control Room here, Sameera Shareef (25), hailing from Koduvally in Kozhikode, was admitted to MIMS Hospital there with fever, cough and breathlessness.
She died today and her death was confirmed as due to H1N1.
Of the 12 new cases, four were from Ernakulam, two from Thrissur, one each from Kottayam, Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad, Malappuram, Waynad and Kannur."
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Kerala : Swine flu kills one in Aurangabad
Via New Kerala :
" Aurangabad, Jul 24 : One person has succumbed to dreaded swinflu and other is battling for life at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) here.
GMCH Dean S D Dalvi told UNI that Padmanath Pankade (40) a resident of Gangapur who had been tested positive for swine flu died yesterday, while Zakhir Khan Suleman Khan (50) hailing from Sillod was in critical condition. Both were tested positive for swine flu by the National Institute of Virology,.
The district was under grip of Swine flu in July and August last year with more than 100 people losing their lives. However, the intensity of the decease reduced after February this year, Dr Dalvi said."
" Aurangabad, Jul 24 : One person has succumbed to dreaded swinflu and other is battling for life at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) here.
GMCH Dean S D Dalvi told UNI that Padmanath Pankade (40) a resident of Gangapur who had been tested positive for swine flu died yesterday, while Zakhir Khan Suleman Khan (50) hailing from Sillod was in critical condition. Both were tested positive for swine flu by the National Institute of Virology,.
The district was under grip of Swine flu in July and August last year with more than 100 people losing their lives. However, the intensity of the decease reduced after February this year, Dr Dalvi said."
Friday, July 23, 2010
India : Two die, 20 test positive to H1N1 in Kerala
Via New Kerala :
" Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 22 : The death of two people due to H1N1 influenza in Kerala was confirmed even as 20 other more tested positive for swine flu, today.
According to State H1N1 Control room here, Premkumar (54), hailing from Karamana in the city, was admitted to the Trivandrum Medical College a few days ago with fever and cough. He died on July 19 and his death due to H1N1 was confirmed today.
Premalatha (49), hailing from Vattiyoorkavu in the city, was admitted to the Medical College for amputation with history of diabetes. She died the same day and her death due to H1N1 influenza was confirmed today."
" Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 22 : The death of two people due to H1N1 influenza in Kerala was confirmed even as 20 other more tested positive for swine flu, today.
According to State H1N1 Control room here, Premkumar (54), hailing from Karamana in the city, was admitted to the Trivandrum Medical College a few days ago with fever and cough. He died on July 19 and his death due to H1N1 was confirmed today.
Premalatha (49), hailing from Vattiyoorkavu in the city, was admitted to the Medical College for amputation with history of diabetes. She died the same day and her death due to H1N1 influenza was confirmed today."
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
India : Girl dies of swine flu
Via New Kerala :
" Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 6 : A six-year-old girl died of H1N1 in Kerala, as 20 more tested positive for the pandemic influenza today.
Gopika, daughter of Giridharan, hailing from Chendrapinni in Thrissur District, was admitted to the Medical College Hospital in Thrissur following severe fever, cough and vomiting, according to State H1N1 Control Room here.
Of the 20 new cases, ten were from Ernakulam, six from Thrissur, two from Thiruvananthapuram, one each from Kottayam and Palakkad.
Meanwhile, total number of patients under Hospital Quarantine in the State was 30 and under Home Quarantine 85.
Throat swabs of 36 patients were sent for lab test, it said."
" Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 6 : A six-year-old girl died of H1N1 in Kerala, as 20 more tested positive for the pandemic influenza today.
Gopika, daughter of Giridharan, hailing from Chendrapinni in Thrissur District, was admitted to the Medical College Hospital in Thrissur following severe fever, cough and vomiting, according to State H1N1 Control Room here.
Of the 20 new cases, ten were from Ernakulam, six from Thrissur, two from Thiruvananthapuram, one each from Kottayam and Palakkad.
Meanwhile, total number of patients under Hospital Quarantine in the State was 30 and under Home Quarantine 85.
Throat swabs of 36 patients were sent for lab test, it said."
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