Myanmar swine flu outbreak kills 10 as Government rushed to stop spread

Simplicissimus 31/07/2017

Myanmar swine flu outbreak kills 10 as Government rushed to stop spread - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
▻http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-31/myanmar-swine-flu-death-toll-rises-to-10/8761192

Ten people have died in an outbreak of #H1N1 influenza in Myanmar, a health official has said, as the Government stepped up public awareness campaigns about the swine flu virus.
The latest outbreak began more than a week ago, deputy director of the infectious diseases department at the Ministry of Health and Sport, Thinzar Aung, said.
Yangon — Myanmar’s biggest city — is the worst affected area.
Health awareness campaigns have been carried out and authorities sought to calm public fears over the outbreak, although stores have sold out of surgical masks in Yangon.
Authorities have told the public not to panic and described the latest outbreak as a regular seasonal occurrence.

Simplicissimus

Simplicissimus @simplicissimus 8/08/2017

13 deaths due to swine flu in UP - OTHER STATES - The Hindu
▻http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/13-deaths-due-to-swine-flu-in-up/article19448254.ece
Govt medical colleges have been directed to reserve five-bed isolation ward
With over 300 confirmed cases of swine flu and 13 deaths, the H1N1 virus is fast become a cause for concern for the health department officials in Uttar Pradesh. In the last week, five deaths were reported from the State due to the virus.
According to numbers released by the health department, the total number of 298 swine flu cases have been reported from 38 districts of the State till August 6. Of these, the highest number of patients at 129 are from Lucknow, followed by Gautam Buddh Nagar with 39 cases.

Simplicissimus @simplicissimus
Simplicissimus @simplicissimus 12/08/2017

Gujarat: Swine flu kills 3 including 2 year old girl in Ahmedabad; toll in Gujarat rises to 170 | Ahmedabad News - Times of India
▻http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/swine-flu-kills-3-including-2-year-old-girl-in-ahmedabad-toll-in-gujarat-rises-to-170/articleshow/60038003.cms
Swine flu continued its death march unabated as total 170 people were reported dead due to H1N1 virus till August 12 this year. In Ahmedabad, H1N1 wreaked havoc as three more people including a two year old girl from Jivraj succumbed to swine flu while 60 fresh positive cases were detected.
Two other who succumbed to H1N1 complications include a 39-year old resident of Bapunagar and a 65-year old Khokhra resident.
AMC data revealed that 151-odd patients are under treatment for H1N1 out of which 21 are on ventilator support.
[…]
Health commissioner Jayanti Ravi said that H1N1 is likely to spike for the next 15 days wherein there affecting more patients. It is likely to get a little less aggressive after a fortnight if trends as we follow trends in other states.

Simplicissimus @simplicissimus
Simplicissimus @simplicissimus 16/08/2017

Gujrat: 11 more swine flu deaths; toll reaches 201 since January - Read Health Related Blogs, Articles & News on Health News at TheHealthSite.com
▻http://www.thehealthsite.com/news/gujrat-11-more-swine-flu-deaths-toll-reaches-201-since-january-ag0817
With 11 more swine flu deaths in Gujarat on Monday, the death toll due to the disease since January has risen to 201, even as 145 new cases have been reported from across the state, officials said. According to official figures, as many as 1,754 H1N1 cases have been reported so far, with 913 people still under treatment and 640 of them cured. Ahmedabad was the worst-affected city with 51 deaths, followed by Vadodara (32). Surat and state capital Gandhinagar reported nine deaths each. The Saurashtra region with 11 districts reported 61 deaths.

Simplicissimus @simplicissimus

Écrire un commentaire