The Latest Breaking News from H1N1

State battles unusual rise in influenza amidst dengue surge

The death of a few children following fever in the past few days, is possibly due to the neurological complications like encephalopathy and encephalitis caused by seasonal influenza viruses, especially Influenza A (H1N1), Health officials have confirmed.

The Hindu · Jun 24, 2023

Leptospirosis claims three lives in Pathanamthitta

Besides leptospirosis, dengue and H1N1 cases have also been reported in the district.

The Hindu · Jun 18, 2023

RAF veteran's flu jab warning after common illness 'obliterated' and nearly killed him

Mark Beech was rushed to hospital with breathing problems after contracting the H1N1 strain of flu and spent weeks in intensive care - he now says he wishes he'd had his jab

Daily Mirror · Oct 12, 2022

Send critical response team to assess H1N1 spread in Tamil Nadu, Annamalai tells Union Health Minister

There is a spike in cases among young children, he tells Mansukh Mandaviya 

The Hindu · Sep 19, 2022

After a lull, H1N1 cases on the rise again in Karnataka

Over 400 cases reported this year, while 13 reported last year

The Hindu · Aug 19, 2022

TAC to guide the government on other diseases too

Karnataka sees a rise in vector-borne diseases and H1N1 too

The Hindu · Aug 11, 2022

4-year-old swine flu patient dies; 11 active patients in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR: A four-year-old girl has died after being infected with swine flu in Kawardha district, making it the first possible H1N1 death in Chhattisgarh this year.

The Times of India · Aug 9, 2022

Mumbai: Rise in swine flu cases sees demand to cut lab test rates

MUMBAI: With the demand for influenza H1N1 tests rising, there is also a growing clamour to regulate the test prices. A single test of H1N1 (formerly called swine flu) costs between Rs 4,000-Rs 5,000 in the city, putting an enormous burden on families where more than one person has to…

The Times of India · Aug 5, 2022

July H1N1 cases rise five-fold in Mumbai this year; leptospirosis, dengue too see surge

MUMBAI: The city witnessed five times the number of H1N1 cases last month compared to July 2021, according to the BMC’s latest weekly epidemiological report. Only 21 cases of H1N1 were recorded last July, while the BMC has reports of 105 cases of the viral fever this July. Other monsoon…

The Times of India · Aug 3, 2022

Managing good health

When the Covid-19 pandemic first began, people were worried and panicked, however, the public health crisis was actually not the first global pandemic. In the past, pandemics such as the Black Death or the Great Plague, the H1N1 flu and the Asian Flu have killed many people.

Bangkok Post · Aug 2, 2022