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Monday, August 17, 2009 (09:02:26) |
| Tags : Swine Flu, Himachal Pradesh |
First swine flu case reported in Himachal Pradesh |
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| Shimla: A woman in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday tested positive for influenza A (H1N1) virus, making her the first case of swine flu in the state, officials said.
"Medical tests of a woman from Shimla tested positive on Sunday evening," nodal officer Vinod Mehta told media.
He said the samples were sent to the National Centre for Disease Control (formerly National Institute for Communicable Diseases), New Delhi, for examination on Aug 11 and test reports reached here on Sunday.
"The swine flu patient has been quarantined at home," he said. According to Mehta, the patient is showing symptoms of recovery.
"The patient recently returned from Ludhiana in Punjab," the doctor said.
State Health Minister Rajeev Bindal said: "Keeping in view the possible threat of swine flu, isolation wards have been set up at the Shimla's Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital and in all district hospitals."
In India, 1,709 people have tested positive for influenza A (H1N1), of which 694 have been discharged from various health centres. About 25 people have succumbed to the virus in the country. (IANS) |
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