Global health officials underestimated the risk that pig herds might be a source of new influenza strains, choosing instead to focus on the threat of bird flu, researchers in Mexico said on Thursday.

HYDERABAD: The number of persons who have tested positive for influenza A (H1N1) flu virus rose to three in Hyderabad and five in the country on Thursday. A 28-year-old software professional, who returned here after a month

HYDERABAD: A 20-year-old medical student from Hyderabad has tested positive for influenza A (H1N1) flu virus, health authorities here have confirmed.

This is the second A (H1N1) positive case reported here. The first positive case, which was also the country

Two more deaths linked to swine flu

June 3: A medical student of Hyderabad who travelled back from Canada via London was tested positive for swine flu (Influenza A-H1N1) and is being treated in isolation facility at Chest Hospital.

June 1: The health authorities on Monday said two more positive cases of H1N1 influenza virus have been detected. A mother (34) and son (5) in Tamil Nadu have tested positive for the virus, taking the total positive cases to three. Authorities said on Monday the woman and her son, who travelled from the US via Dubai to Chennai on May 28, have tested positive for the virus.

With demand for the antidote to H1N1 infection peaking across the world, the select Indian pharmaceutical companies are ramping up production of Tamiflu or its generic version.

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Two more New Yorkers have died with confirmed cases of swine flu, the city

WHO confirms 11,168 cases of influenza A/H1N1 infection.

As diseases break from animal farms, there is greater awareness and emphasis being laid on preventive hygiene.