Aarti Dhar

NEW DELHI: The Centre will send a three-member team to Kerala on Wednesday to study the increasing trend in the A(H1N1) influenza cases after the onset of monsoon in the State. The fresh outbreak has affected Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam districts.

There have been 16 deaths and 201 laboratory-confirmed cases in Kerala since May 15. The deaths include nine pregnant women.