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The number of cases of H5N1 bird flu is growing - but can it be caught by eating chicken?

H5N1 bird flu has infected more than 50 people across seven states, with cases steadily climbing

The Independent UK

Preparing for a pandemic that never came ended up setting off another − how an accidental virus release triggered 1977’s ‘Russian flu’

Nineteen-year-old U.S. Army Pvt. David Lewis set out from Fort Dix on a 50-mile hike with his unit on Feb. 5, 1976. On that bitter cold day, he collapsed and died. Autopsy specimens unexpectedly tested positive for an H1N1 swine influenza virus.

The Conversation

Kerala: Ernakulam reports 3 deaths, 11 confirmed H1NI cases since January 2024

Ernakulam has reported 11 confirmed and 134 suspected H1NI cases since January 2024. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Spurt in H1N1 cases in Alappuzha

35 H1N1 cases reported in the district so far this year, including nine cases each in April and May.

The Hindu

Doctors save lung disease patient with H1N1 infection using ECMO

Advanced medical interventions such as Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) has emerged as a crucial lifeline, saving lives in the battle against life-threatening respiratory illnesses, according to doctors here.

The Hindu

Uptick in fever cases in Kozhikode

Uptick in fever cases in Kozhikode, COVID-19 death, rise in infections, dengue, jaundice, pneumonia, H1N1 & leptospirosis cases reported. Health dept monitoring situation, hospitals asked to report cases.

The Hindu

H1N1 fever case reported in Alappuzha

The Health department has urged the public to remain vigilant after an H1N1 fever (swine flu) case was reported in Alappuzha district last week.

The Hindu

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Kerala renews alert against H1N1 after surge in respiratory illnesses in China

Health Dept. renews alert against H1N1 fever in Kerala due to reports of surge in respiratory infections in children in China. November-December period is usual season when flu and respiratory illnesses, such as H1N1, show a spike. State issued alert on rise in respiratory infections in children due to “immunity…

The Hindu

59-year-old man from Vaniyambadi dies of H1N1 influenza at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai

Tirupattur man dies of H1N1; health officials take preventive steps incl. distribution of tablets & disinfection of area. Special medical camps & testing of samples to be held. Residents urged to wear face masks in public.

The Hindu

How the deadliest virus in human history paved the way for new cures

CDC approved study of the virus that caused the 1918 pandemic. Researchers wanted to recreate the virus from its genetic material. CDC installed special security measures and only one man, Terrence Tumpey, was authorised to work on it. He found the virus’s haemagglutinin and RNA polymerase genes responsible for virus'…

The Hindu

The story of how the deadliest virus to humans was revived

In August 1997, Johan Hultin requested permission to exhume a mass grave in Alaska, hoping to find the recipe for the deadliest virus ever known: the 1918 Spanish flu. Scientists routinely engineer viruses, but need nature to create them first. Jeffery Taubenberger wanted to understand why some flu strains caused…

The Hindu

With ‘Eris’ rising and now ‘Fornax,’ when are COVID cases likely to peak again? A look at what may lie ahead for fall and winter

Expect peaks this fall and winter not as much as a high wall of cases, experts say.

Fortune

Malappuram turns fever hotspot in State

Malappuram district has become a fever hotspot in the State manifestly because of the population density.

The Hindu

Doctors concerned over rise in influenza-associated encephalitis in children

The surge in H1N1 cases this epidemic season, followed by reports of increasing incidence of influenza-associated encephalitis/encephalopathy (IAE) in young children from across the State is emerging as a serious concern.

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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

Leptospirosis claims three lives in Pathanamthitta

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

Daily Mirror

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

The Hindu

H1N1 influenza cases down in Tamil Nadu: Health Minister

A total of 13,178 fever camps, apart from mobile camps in schools, were held , benefitting 19,71,355 persons in the last 20 days when H1N1 influenza cases began to surface in Tamil Nadu

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421 H1N1 influenza, 344 dengue active cases in Tamil Nadu

Health officials underscore the need to take precautionary measures and seek medical help

The Hindu

Namakkal woman dies of H1N1 influenza

The deceased woman tested positive for H1N1 influenza at a private hospital in Coimbatore

Dynamite News

Health: Researchers develop viral exposure detecting facemask

Respiratory pathogens that cause COVID-19 and H1N1 influenza spread through small droplets and aerosols released by infected people when they talk, cough, and sneeze. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

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

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

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

The Hindu

TAC to guide the government on other diseases too

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

Bangkok Post

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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.

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