Mumbai An Air India passenger was quarantined at Mumbai airport late on Sunday evening for suspected swine flu infection, making him the 16th flier to be quarantined in the state.
New Delhi: Despite the ban on sale of Tamiflu (oseltamivir), the anti-flu drug used in the treatment of H1N1 influenza, chemist shops in the Capital are selling it over-the-counter, at nearly double or triple the price.
New Delhi: Swine flu appears to be spreading in the country with two more cases being reported on Sunday, one from the Capital, taking the total to 10 so far.
Experts have advised the WHO to continue using geographical spread as the basis to move a pandemic to Phase 6. But they have also indicated that it should modify the criterion to include an assessmentof severity.
Hyderabad, June 5: Four more air passengers with swine flu symptoms surfaced in the city on Friday.
The four include a 35-year-old software professional from Brazil, a 25-year-old from Canada, a 23-year-old from New Mexico and a 30-year-old from London.
Thai public health ministry officials confirmed the first human-to-human case of the Influenza A (H1N1) virus, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the kingdom to eight.
Six years of worrying about bird flu did much to prepare the United States for the current swine flu outbreak, federal officials and an independent monitoring group said Thursday, but they cautioned that there were still gaps in planning.
