Andhra Pradesh H1N1 2012: 33 fatalities

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Man dies of swine flu in city
TNN | Jan 14, 2012, 05.14AM IST

HYDERABAD: Swine flu claimed its first victim this year in city on Friday evening. A 60-year-old resident of Secunderabad succumbed to the virus at a private hospital in the city.

Sources said the victim had travelled to Bangalore a few days back and had returned with high fever. He was
admitted to Apollo Hospital on Wednesday and the tests confirmed that he was suffering from H1N1 Influenza (swine flu).

His condition turned critical and was moved to intensive care unit and put on ventilator. He died of respiratory distress on Friday evening...

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Andhra Pradesh H1N1 2012: 3 fatalities

HYDERABAD: Two fresh cases of swine flu have been reported from two private hospitals here, a top health official said on Tuesday.

"Two H1N1 positive cases have been identified and they include a male and a female. The patients are admitted in private hospitals and their condition is stable," Andhra Pradesh State Coordinator for Swine Flu Dr Subhakar told PTI today.

Allaying the concerns, Subhakar said there was no need to panic as such sporadic cases are reported intermittently.

"There is no hazard for transmission of such cases and that the situation is well under control," he added.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Two-fresh-cases-of-swine-flu-reported-in-Andhra-Pradesh/articleshow/12074318.cms

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Hyderabad: Two persons were found positive for H1N1 virus. Both the patients are given medical treatment at Malakpet in a Yashoda hospital, as per the reports.

According to the sources, among the two patients, one is identified as a 56 year-old woman from Gaddiannaram and another person is identified as 44-year-old resident from Hayatnagar. Both the patients are undergoing treatment at a private hospital.

As per the sources, doctors at Yashoda hospital said that, the woman got admitted on 22nd of February, suffering from diabetes and cardiac lung disease. Another patient was hospitalized on 26th of February when he was suffering from cough, cold and fever.

On 28th of February, man was tested positive for contagious respiratory disease.

http://www.aajkikhabar.com/en/news/two-patients-found-positive-for-h1n1-virus/690921.html

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45 swine flu cases in AP since January

Of the 45, 42 were reported in private hospitals and the remaining three in government hospitals. Of the 45 cases 42 cases have been treated and only three deaths occurred due to swine flu. ?In the past two months there is an increase in the number of cases. However, there is no pandemic situation and even the cases are of less virulence. There is no need to worry,? said Subhakar. He added the there was a surge in the upper respiratory tract infection due to viral infections.

Subhakar said people need not panic as they have already developed immunity against the deadly disease during the last couple of years. According to World Health Organisation, the virulence of H1N1 virus has come down after 2010 in the post-pandemic period.

Since 2010, he said the transmission rate also has come down to a great extent. He asked the people suffering from respiratory diseases to use mask to control the spread of disease and wash their hands frequently to avoid contracting any respiratory diseases.

http://expressbuzz.com/states/andhrapradesh/45-swine-flu-cases-in-ap-since-january/374581.html

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Hyderabad: Sunstroke renders swine flu impotent
Express News Service

HYDERABAD: The dreaded swine flu is back in the twin cities but guess what is keeping it on the leash? The rising temperature is more than compensating for the absence of precautionary measures so much so that doctors at the Government General and Chest Diseases Hospital at Erragadda are confident that the H1N1 virus will soon wither away.
But it doesn?t mean that there is no cause for concern. If 45 positive cases, including three deaths, were recorded since Jan 1 till March 21 this year, 10 more cases have been reported in the last four days alone. Of them, one patient has died, confirmed Dr Subhakar, State coordinator for swine flu.

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http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sunstroke-renders-swine-flu-impotent/242645-62-131.html

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Woman dies of swine flu

A 32-year-old pregnant woman died at Gandhi Hospital on Tuesday night following complications that developed after she tested positive for swine flu. This is the fourth swine flu related death between January and March to be reported by health authorities in the capital.
Also a diabetic

According to the hospital authorities, the pregnant woman, who was also a diabetic, was brought to the hospital in a critical condition. The doctors maintained that they had little time to revive the patient whose condition deteriorated quickly.

The woman who was from Hyderabad died of acute lung infection also known as Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, doctors said.

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http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article3254937.ece

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First swine flu case of the year in Vizag district
March 31, 2012 PTI Visakhapatnam

First swine flu case has been detected in the district in a thirty-year-old man who is battling for life at a private hospital here, district authorities said on Saturday.

The man whose identity has been withheld was admitted at a private hospital here following high fever and respiratory complications on March 28, district nodal officer for Swine flu L.B.S.H Devi said, adding this is the first case reported in the city this year.
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http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/nation/east/first-swine-flu-case-year-vizag-district-430

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H1N1 claims 2 lives
TNN | Apr 4, 2012, 04.06AM IST

HYDERABAD: Two women succumbed to swine flu over the last two days in the city. District health officials said that a 50-year-old woman from Jeedimetla who was treated and discharged from Gandhi Hospital for fever on April 2 complained of breathlessness on Tuesday morning and died while being shifted to a nearby hospital.

The other woman, aged around 40 years and a resident of Hyderguda died while undergoing treatment at Gandhi Hospital on April 2. While she was kept on ventilator support, she died of respiratory failure and breathed her last in the evening, hospital officials informed.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/H1N1-claims-2-lives/articleshow/12526293.cms

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Silence about H1N1 spreading the virus?
TNN | Apr 7, 2012, 03.28AM IST


HYDERABAD: A dozen people have died due to swine flu in the GHMC jurisdiction so far this year and as many as 83 people have tested positive for the air-borne virus in the last three months. But 'mum's the word' for the state health department that seems to be counting the virtues of silence as against talking about the spread of the infection. A spurt in the number of deaths and cases in March led to Andhra Pradesh recording the second highest number of cases in the country after Maharashtra. The silence, experts say, is only adding to the numbers.

Private hospitals, which are recording a considerable number of swine flu patients, have been barred from doling out any information on swine flu to the media. So far, 30 patients have been treated at the state-run Gandhi Hospital alone. Specialists say that the government's response to the H1N1 Influenza this year has been poor. "The government has chosen to curb the flow of information as against curbing the disease," a specialist said. So far, a number of deaths have been reported in city hospitals: Gandhi Hospital (4), Apollo Hospital (4), Rainbow (1), Yashoda Hospital (1), Fernandez Hospital (1) and Mahaveer (1).
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Silence-about-H1N1-spreading-the-virus/articleshow/12564648.cms

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Swine flu case in Guntur
Express News Service


GUNTUR: District medical and health officer M Gopi Naik has set up special teams to conduct a door-to-door survey in Railpet, Pandaripuram and Sambasivapet in the city following detection of a swine flu case. The GMC has declared a health emergency in the three colonies and its nearby localities.
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http://ibnlive.in.com/news/swine-flu-case-in-guntur/246642-60-114.html

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Another swine flu case in Vizag

Another case of swine flu was detected in the city within 10 days, when a 23-year-old woman in advanced stage of pregnancy tested positive for H1N1 influenza virus on Saturday night.

A 33-year-old man tested positive on March 30 and is recovering at the Government Chest Hospital here, which is the first case in the district after a gap of one year.

The pregnant woman from Gajuwaka area is undergoing treatment at the Government Chest Hospital here. The patient having a heart problem and suffering with endocardiatis (pneumonia infection) was admitted in a private hospital a few days ago with breathlessness. She was on ventilator from the beginning and when all routine tests were done including the swine flu swab test, she tested positive for swine flu and was shifted to the Chest Hospital two days ago, nodal officer for swine flu in the district L.B.H.S. Devi said on Sunday.

http://www.google.it/search?q=Vizag&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:it:official&client=firefox-a

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First Swine Flu Death in Vizag
PTI | VISHAKHAPATNAM | APR 09, 2012


A 23-year-old pregnant woman succumbed to swine flu at government hospital here, officials said today.

District Nodal Officer (Swine Flu) LBSH Devi told PTI that the woman was undergoing treatment for H1N1 infection at the Government Hospital for Chest and Communicable Diseases where she died last night.

The victim fist got admitted in a private hospital few days ago and was later tested positive for H1N1.

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http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=758998

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Swine flu: 2 test positive

VISAKHAPATNAM: Two more persons tested positive for H1N1 influenza here on Monday. A 23-year-old pregnant woman of Sabbavaram and a 26-year-old person of Kancharapalem area in the city have been battling the disease for the past few days. The cases were confirmed on Monday. The pregnant woman's condition is said to be critical.

A week ago, an eight month pregnant woman of Gajuwaka died of swine flu, registering the first death due to the flu in Vizag. Unconfirmed reports said minister Ghanta Srinivasa Rao too is down with swine flu. The minister did not take part in the Prajapatham programme in the district on Sunday but later clarified that he had been suffering from viral fever.

District swine flu coordinator Dr L B S H Devi said the H1N1 virus suddenly turned active during the last week of March and started spreading in April, probably due to changes in the climate.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Swine-flu-2-test-positive/articleshow/12696530.cms

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Pregnant women prone to H1N1
Express News Service


HYDERABAD: Pregnant women are more vulnerable to swine flu. Of the 11 deaths reported in the state due to swine flu since January, four were pregnant women.
Of the 112 swine flu cases reported in the state during the same period a considerable number are pregnant women.
On Tuesday a pregnant woman from Visakhapatnam was also tested positive for swine flu.
Till date as many as 112 swine flu positive cases were reported in the state, of which 64 are women. Of the 11 deaths reported, seven are women, two girls and the remaining two are men.
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http://ibnlive.in.com/news/pregnant-women-prone-to-h1n1/250053-60-121.html

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Swine flu screening centres to come up in Vizag Agency
April 22, 2012 By N. Rambabu | DC Visakhapatnam

Suspecting the spread of the swine flu in tribal areas of the district, medical and health department officials geared up to set up swine flu screening centres at Araku Valley and Paderu.
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In Visakhapatnam district, six swine flu screening centres have been functioning, including five, under the city limits and one at Anakapalle. Now the medical and health officials ready to set up the swine flu screening centres even in the tribal areas.
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http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/regions/visakhapatnam/swine-flu-screening-centres-come-vizag-agency-642