The spread of Swine flu is likely to boost the sales of companies like Cipla, which can provide drugs and vaccines for this deadly disease.
Ms Sarabjit Kaur Nagra, pharma analyst with Angel Broking said that Cipla and Ranbaxy are the two Indian companies, which can provide drugs to deal with Swine flu.
Governments around the world acted to stem a possible flu pandemic on Monday, as a virus that has killed 103 people in Mexico and spread to North America was confirmed to have reached Europe.
Pune The National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune has expressed its readiness to test samples of swine flu in the event of an outbreak in the country. Officials at NIV said that they were given instructions to step up the preparedness at their laboratory.
After SARS and H5N1 bird flu, the recent swine flu outbreak that killed 103 people in Mexico has led to a fear of a possible pandemic.
MEXICO CITY: Fears of a global flu pandemic grew as new suspected cases appeared across the world on Sunday, including up to 81 people who died in Mexico, where millions hid indoors to avoid contamination.
While all the deaths so far have been in Mexico, the flu is spreading in the US, and possible infections popped up as far afield as Europe and New Zealand.
New Delhi: Following the spread of swine influenza in the United States, the Centre has swung into action. Experts at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) along with the Health Ministry officials will hold a high-level meeting on Monday to discuss the level of preparedness in the country.
Both influenza viruses and air pollutants have been well documented as major hazards to human health, but few epidemiologic studies have assessed effect modification of influenza on health effects of ambient air pollutants. The authors aimed to assess modifying effects of influenza on health effects of ambient air pollutants.
The United States pledged an additional $320 million to the global fight against bird flu and warned on Saturday against complacency in combating the virus, which could mutate and cause a deadly pandemic.
