Fifty fresh cases of swine flu, including 24 children, were reported in the Capital today, taking the total number of Influenza A (H1N1) cases in the city to 772 so far.

One patient was serious and under ventilation at the Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital, officials said.

MUMBAI: Only 11.13% of those who tested positive for swine flu in the city had travelled abroad or to Pune, the epicentre of swine flu in Maharashtra, an analysis carried out by the BMC's health department has revealed. This, experts said, confirmed what officials had been saying all along about the H1N1 virus being "in Mumbai's air''. About 60% of Mumbai's swine flu patients were men.

A total of 10.5 lakh Oseltamivir capsules are being supplied across the country for the treatment of the swine flow affected patients.

The World Health Organisation will provide all necessary assistance to Bangladesh in preventing the spread of swine flu virus.

The assurance came when Executive Director of WHO Margaret Chan paid a call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her suite at Hotel Kempinski here Thursday afternoon (local time).

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H1N1 flu has killed at least 2,837 people, but is not causing more severe illness than previously and the virus has not mutated, the World Health Organisation said on Friday.

The United Nations agency is monitoring the strain, commonly known as swine flu, to detect any mutation which might signal that it has become more deadly.

Come winter, birds and swine flu thrive alike, we need to be prepared for whatever surprises this dreaded virus delivers next, Deputy Commissioner, Tayor Jempen said here today while inaugurating a two-day capacity building and skill development training cum awareness on Avian influenza which was organized by the Department of Animal, Husbandry and Veterinary, Dibang Valley district, at Circuit Ho

Swine flu scare has forced authorities to postpone the North Zone Agriculture Fair that was scheduled to be organised at Palampur from September 21-23.

Farmers from the region were to participate in the fair which would have provided them with an opportunity to interact with agriculture experts, companies developing agriculture equipment and fertiliser-producing companies.

A single-dose H1N1 swine flu vaccine may be ready soon. Contrary to expectations, the vaccine against H1N1 may not be multi-dose, as results from a pilot study of a Novartis H1N1 candidate vaccine have revealed a strong immune response after just one shot. The vaccine might be used in trials in India too.

Five million doses of Panflu.1 before October 1

BEIJING/ Barcelona: China on Thursday approved the A(H1N1) flu vaccine produced by domestic pharmaceutical company Sinovac, making it the first to get a production license in the global race.

BALASORE: Panic gripped Kantabania village in Balasore district after 35 persons, including women and children, found suffering from an unknown fever.

Though no casualty has been reported yet but residents are scared a lot because more and more people are getting affected by the fever which broke out five days back.

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