News Reports for September 16, 2012

India: Swine flu takes 4th life in city, 4 more critical (Madhya Pradesh)

Another swine flu patient died at the LBS Hospital on Saturday. This is the eighth death because of swine flu in the state and the fourth death in the city. The patient, Gayatri Bai, was undergoing treatment at the hospital for the past one week. Bai, a resident of Sagar, was admitted to the LBS Hospital as she had high fever and breathlessness.

(Snip) sample of the patient was sent for testing to the Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), Jabalpur on Thursday. On Friday, the report of the RMRC confirmed that she had an H1N1 infection (Snip). Dr Shukla said doctors started giving her Tamiflu medicine from Thursday but she died on Saturday morning around 9.30am.

Six new samples of suspected swine flu patients were sent to the RMRC for testing from various private hospitals of the city on Saturday. (Snip) doctors have started giving Tamiflu to all the six suspected patients. (Snip) out of these six patients the condition of four patients was critical. Continued: http://www.hindustantimes.com/...

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. --Unknown

     

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by: Carol@SC @ Sun Sep 16, 2012 at 08:01:21 AM UTC

Three confirmed H1N1 cases in Punjab

CHANDIGARH: Three confirmed cases of H1N1 in the past 10 days have led to a scare in Punjab. While two patients admitted in the DMC, Ludhiana, have been discharged, a 55 years old woman is critical and admitted in ICU of a hospital in Mohali.

(Snip) "On September 6, Balbir Kaur from Hoshiarpur was admitted with the flu in Ludhiana. On September 13, Sukhdeep Singh from Doraha, Ludhiana, was also admitted in the same hospital with the flu. The third patient is from Mohali."

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(Snip) "We have enough Tamiflu stock and have vaccinated our health workers. There is no connection these days with travel history and the virus," said Bhatia.

In the last two years, Punjab has grappled with over 300 flu cases. Between 2009 and 2010, 252 people in the state had tested positive, while 73 had died of the flu.

Two years ago, a PGI nurse had been infected with the flu and over 30 doctors tested positive. In 2010, a 55-year-old resident of Mandi district in Himachal had died (Snip). http://timesofindia.indiatimes...

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. --Unknown

     

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by: Carol@SC @ Sun Sep 16, 2012 at 08:07:51 AM UTC

H3N2v Ohio Cases Increase to 106 in 25 Counties

Recombinomics Commentary

Ashland (1), Athens (8), Butler (17), Champaign (15), Clark (3), Fairfield (1), Franklin (4), Gallia (12), Greene (6), Hamilton (3), Henry (6), Huron (3), Jackson (1), Lake (1), Licking (2), Madison (1), Medina (1), Monroe (2), Montgomery (4), Morrow (1), Preble (3), Richland (2), Ross (7), Union (1), Warren (1).

The above list represents the September 10 tally of H3N2v cases confirmed in Ohio (Snip) The number of cases increased from 102 to 106, while the number of counties remained at 25.  

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The continued increase in confirmed counties supports efficient human to human transmission, CDC qualifiers not withstanding. http://www.recombinomics.com/N...


Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. --Unknown

     

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by: Carol@SC @ Sun Sep 16, 2012 at 08:13:55 AM UTC

India: One more swine flu death in city (Madhya Pradesh)

BHOPAL: Swine flu claimed another victim, a 45-year-old woman, in the city. With this death on Saturday, the death toll from the disease went to four in last six March (Snip). Meanwhile, swine flu scare continued in the state capital where six more samples of suspected H1N1 cases were sent to the ICMR laboratory at Jabalpur.

(Snip) the woman who was admitted to a private hospital last week, died on Saturday morning. However, a 26-year-old man who was found positive for swine flu on Friday, is recovering, said a health official. The condition of all six suspected patients in different hospitals in the city is stated to be critical.

(Snip) facilities in 13 private and two government hospitals, including Hamidia and JP hospital are well equipped handle swine flu cases.On Saturday, district integrated disease surveillance project (IDSP) office sent six more samples of suspected swine flu cases for tests to regional medical research centre (RMRC), Jabalpur. So far 12 people in Bhopal and some 35 people in the state have been found positive for swine flu. The disease in the state claimed eight people Continued: http://timesofindia.indiatimes...

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. --Unknown

     

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by: Carol@SC @ Sun Sep 16, 2012 at 09:14:04 AM UTC

Egypt: Suspected H5N1 in three brothers

Via Treyfish's H5N1 Pandemic Information News: Egypt- 3 Brothers suspected bird flu. The story is a computer translation that really doesn't help much. But my friend and longtime colleague Dr. Azza Sedky is Egyptian and the author of Egypt, a much-read English/Arabic blog on Egyptian politics. I asked her for a translation, and this is what she sent:

Bird flu infected brothers cause panic at Menia's Health Department

In Menia by Emad Maher

Today, Saturday, the Health Department in Menia announced a state of emergency and took all the necessary measures after suspecting three brothers had caught the bird flu.

The Health Department announced that brothers Aly Ahmed Farouk, 19 years; Hamada, 16; and Hazim, 9; all living in the village of Manshiet Galal, from the Beny Mazar area in Menia, are suspected to have bird flu. The three brothers were first quarantined at the Beny Mazar Hospital, where they were kept under close observation, and then they were transferred to the Menia Hospital for tropical diseases. Blood samples taken from the three were sent to a lab in Cairo for analysis.

At the same time, a health team formed of a veterinarian, a physician, and security forces visited the patients' home and other homes in the vicinity for decontamination purposes and to guarantee that the poultry on the premises are not infected.

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by: cottontop @ Sun Sep 16, 2012 at 13:18:48 PM UTC

H1N1 cases surge in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: Is Hyderabad witnessing its latest spell of the deadly swine flu? In the last fortnight, as many as 16 positive cases and three deaths due to the H1N1 Influenza have been reported in the twin cities.

All three victims who have succumbed to the virus are women aged over 50 years. Dr Sri Harsha, district surveillance officer of communicable diseases with District Medical and Health Office, Hyderabad said that the one of the victims hailed from Vijayawada. Another was from Odisha and the third one was a resident of Moosarambagh area of Hyderabad. Another woman, aged over 50 years and a resident of Khairatabad is battling for life at a private hospital.

Officials said that a cluster case was also reported in the city. A Hyderabad-based woman who tested positive cross infected her sister and daughter. However all three have undergone treatment and are at present stable, doctors said.

Seeing the jump in swine flu cases, experts said that the virus may spread again this year although they did add that things might not be as bad as they were in 2009. While the scare persists, they said that H1N1 is now manageable if the patients reported for treatment early enough. Continued: http://timesofindia.indiatimes...

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. --Unknown

     

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by: Carol@SC @ Sun Sep 16, 2012 at 21:26:43 PM UTC

Weekly flu cases drop to lowest this year so far

SINGAPORE: The weekly number of patients seeking treatment at polyclinics for influenza has dropped to its lowest this year so far, according to the Health Ministry. (Snip) Singapore is now in an influenza season and is urging Singaporeans to take precautions.

The number of patients seeking treatment within the first week of September fell below the warning level at 2,179 cases. This was after the number of patient visits rose to more than 2,800 for two consecutive weeks in July.

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Communicable Disease Centre's clinical director associate professor Leo Yee Sin said: "We have type A (H3), and also type A (H1), as well as Type B influenza in circulation at this point in time. All three types of influenza can cause severe clinical illness and it can cause death in some of the patients infected with influenza.' http://www.channelnewsasia.com...

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. --Unknown

     

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by: Carol@SC @ Sun Sep 16, 2012 at 21:31:20 PM UTC

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