Discussion Bird Flu (H5N1) or Swine Flu (H1N1) Virus Detected

[Rajat Basak]

6 Supreme Court judges down with suspected H1N1

A suspected outbreak of H1N1 (Swine Flu) infections among Supreme Court judges has prompted a "worried" Chief Justice to suggest that court staff and lawyers be vaccinated, the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) says.

Health Ministry has ensured that all the affected judges are provided treatment as per the protocol and prophylactic treatment is given to all who have come in contact with them including their family members.

 

[iSK]

I think all these judges may be related to NTO.2 case got infected

 

[Rajat Basak]

A look back at swine flu: 8 facts about the world's last pandemic in 2009.

1. The virus quickly spread globally, primarily affecting children and adults under 65 who lacked immunity to H1N1.

2. The WHO declared the swine flu outbreak a pandemic on June 11, 2009.

3. Between April 12, 2009, and April 10, 2010, the CDC estimates swine flu caused 60.8 million illnesses, 273,304 hospitalizations and 12,469 deaths in the U.S.

4. On Oct. 5, 2009, the U.S. began administering a newly approved H1N1 vaccine to select Americans, with vaccination coverage expanding nationwide by that December.

 

[Rajat Basak]

13 Test Positive For Swine Flu In West Bengal

A woman from Manipur and two children, a 10 year old girl from Hooghly district and a 23 month old from Odisha are being treated for swine flu at a private hospital in the southern part of the city.

Blood samples of 10 more persons from across the city have tested positive for the swine flu, said official....

 

[Rajat Basak]

Kerala govt orders poultry culling after Bird flu detected in Malappuram

After Kozhikode, avian influenza or bird flu was confirmed in Malappuram district and authorities have decided to cull around 4,000 poultry and pet birds to curtail spread of the disease.

Meanwhile, vet officials have opened control rooms at Malappuram and Tirurrangadi to support public in view of the detection of the disease..

 

[Rajat Basak]

With 28 dead, India was already under a swine flu siege when coronavirus struck

Swine Flu in India

Year	Cases	Deaths
2017	38,811	2,270
2018	15,266	1,128
2019	28,798	1,218
2020 (till March 1)	1,469	28