Re: Tamil Nadu Influenza 2014, 2 fatalities
Re: Tamil Nadu Influenza 2014, 2 fatalities
Tamil Nadu steps up surveillance to staunch spread of H1N1
TNN | Jun 28, 2014, 06.49 AM IST
CHENNAI: The death of a 25-year-old woman of H1N1 in Kasaragod on Thursday, which pushed fatalities from the disease in Kerala to five this year, has prompted the Tamil Nadu health department to intensify fever surveillance to stem the spread of the virus in the state.
Tamil Nadu has recorded 19 H1N1 cases since January, just 12 less than Kerala's 31.
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Officials from the DPH said there was no outbreak of H1N1. "The surveillance system is monitored by local health inspectors," an official said. "We have instructed all private and government hospitals to inform the health department in case patients they are treating develop unusual fever patterns."
There has been a rise in the number of patients with fevers from respiratory illness after the recent rainfall, a senior health official said. "But there is no reason to panic as we have the situation under control," he said.
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