influenza in India

4 year old child in India tests positive for bird flu, second case in the country

NEW DELHI: Marking one of the second such cases in the country of H9N2 virus, a new human case of bird flu in India has been confirmed by The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday. The case belongs to a four-year-old child in West Bengal who is currently suffering from severe respiratory issues and getting […]

H3N2 claims 2 lives in India, confirms govt; issues advisory to states

Union health ministry on Friday issued an advisory to states and Union territories in view of rising cases of H3N2 influenza as it confirmed that two persons – one each in Haryana and Karnataka – died of the disease. After health minister Mansukh Mandaviya chaired a meeting with senior ministry officials and stakeholders in New […]