Hyderabad city of India's southern Andhra Pradesh state confirmed five cases of H1N1 influenza including one cured, officials said on Saturday. L V Subramanyam, the state's principal secretary, said that there were four cases confirmation now, apart from one confirmation which already have successfully cured and sent them back home. So with these four and one before about five cases have been confirmed for H1N1 influenza from Hyderabad area. Subramanyam added that there was no cause for panic as the cases were successfully identified and quarantined.
He said, there's no need for any panic because the number has come. He was actually happy that they able to successfully identify them and quarantine them so that the infection that was possible for the community has been prevented. Reportedly a four-and-a-half year old girl has been tested positive for influenza in Hyderabad. It is believed t
hat the virus has been transmitted to the girl through her brother, who was tested positive earlier this week.
Although H1N1 swine flu appears mild, it affects mostly older children and young adults, and experts worry it could change into a more dangerous form. The spread of H1N1 flu in Australia, Britain, Chile, Japan and Spain has nudged the world closer to a pandemic, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.
The new strain, commonly known as swine flu, has infected 21,940 people in 69 countries, killing 125 of them, according to the WHO. Mexico, the United States and Canada have borne the brunt of the illness. Work continues on developing a vaccine. To declare a full pandemic the WHO would have to confirm sustained spread of the virus in one country in another region besides the America.
He said, there's no need for any panic because the number has come. He was actually happy that they able to successfully identify them and quarantine them so that the infection that was possible for the community has been prevented. Reportedly a four-and-a-half year old girl has been tested positive for influenza in Hyderabad. It is believed t
hat the virus has been transmitted to the girl through her brother, who was tested positive earlier this week.Although H1N1 swine flu appears mild, it affects mostly older children and young adults, and experts worry it could change into a more dangerous form. The spread of H1N1 flu in Australia, Britain, Chile, Japan and Spain has nudged the world closer to a pandemic, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.
The new strain, commonly known as swine flu, has infected 21,940 people in 69 countries, killing 125 of them, according to the WHO. Mexico, the United States and Canada have borne the brunt of the illness. Work continues on developing a vaccine. To declare a full pandemic the WHO would have to confirm sustained spread of the virus in one country in another region besides the America.
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