Ahmedabad: Even as citizens of Ahmedabad are grappling with the severe swine flu outbreak, they need to remain equally wary of vector-borne infections, especially dengue.

AHMEDABAD: Around April, during peak summer in Telangana when the H1N1 mortality rate was barely 1%, the joint director (epidemics) of that state reached out to his counterparts in Tamil Nadu and K

Four more patients succumbed to swine flu on Sunday in the city which is battling its worst-ever outbreak of H1N1 infection this year.

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat government and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) once again got a rebuke from Gujarat high court on Wednesday "for taking its direction lightly" in response to a petition

Gujarat Health Minister Shankar Chaudhary said the administration is taking necessary steps to curb the spread of swine flu, with the help of over 5,000 doctors.

AHMEDABAD: Swine flu continues its death march unabated as total 170 people have succumbed to H1N1 virus infection till August 12 since January.

A fall in temperatures has increased the number of swine flu cases in Gujarat. Ahemdabad alone has reported 28 cases and two deaths in the last 24 hours, and counting.

AHMEDABAD: The state government announced in the assembly that some 25 villages in low-lying areas of Banaskantha will be shifted to higher ground, as these villages were ravaged by the recent floo

SURAT: Six new swine flu cases were reported in the city on Tuesday, including a six-month-old male from Adajan area, taking the total number of H1N1 infected patients to 69 since January this year

In an attempt to cut power purchase cost, Gujarat has invited tenders to buy coal-based electricity from independent power producers who would agree to sell power at less than Rs 2.82/unit.