Flu from pigs: UK detects first human case of H1N2According to health experts, one person in the United Kingdom has been verified to have a form of flu similar to viruses prevalent in pigs....
27 Nov, 2023, 09.01 PM IST
UK reports first human infection of rare swine flu variant, issues advisoryThe UK on Monday reported its first human case of a swine flu strain swine flu strain - influenza A(H1N2)v. The infected individual experie...
27 Nov, 2023, 08.48 PM IST
Kerala reports cases of African Swine fever in Kottayam district; more information hereThe African Swine Fever Virus is highly contagious but does not infect humans. It quickly spreads from one animal to another.
29 Oct, 2022, 12.24 PM IST
Maharashtra sees 3,585 swine flu deaths since Jan 1; Pune, Kolhapur leadSwine flu is a human respiratory infection caused by an influenza strain that was first noticed in pigs.
10 Oct, 2022, 10.00 PM IST
Experts warn of spike in Swine flu cases in Delhi: Know what it is & why you should be concernedDr Vishakh Varma, senior consultant and HoD, Critical Care Medicine at Aakash Healthcare, said since the symptoms of swine flu are quite si...
17 Aug, 2022, 10.21 PM IST
African swine fever detected in India for 1st time; 2,500 pigs die in Assam"The National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD), Bhopal, has confirmed that it is African Swine Fever (ASF). The central ...
06 May, 2020, 01.34 PM IST
African Swine flu detected in Assam, 2,500 pigs killed in 306 villagesDespite a go-ahead from the Centre, the state will not resort to culling of the pigs immediately and will adopt alternative mechanisms to p...
03 May, 2020, 10.30 PM IST
Assam minister claims pig deaths in state due to virus which 'came from China'Assam has sent samples of the affected pigs to the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD), Bhopal, for detection of s...
29 Apr, 2020, 12.47 PM IST
BJP president Amit Shah admitted to AIIMS for swine flu treatmentSwine flu is a respiratory disease caused by a strain of the H1N1 influenza. The strain originated in pigs, but is now a human disease whos...
17 Jan, 2019, 07.41 AM IST
Swine flu threat grows in India; 600 deaths, 12,500 cases reported this yearMaharashtra is the worst affected with 284 deaths followed by Delhi (241), Gujarat (75), Kerala (63) and Rajasthan (59).
24 Jul, 2017, 11.06 AM IST
- Pig breeders feel the jitters
The raging swine flu epidemic has spelt doom for pig breeders across the country with demand for pork falling a steep 50% over the past two...
14 Aug, 2009, 12.40 AM IST
- Indian companies may pitch in with generic version of Tamiflu
“We have already received proposals from people on behalf of countries in Latin America, Mexico and Israel. We have the capability to suppl...
10 Aug, 2009, 11.08 AM IST
- US moves closer to swine flu vaccine
Inching closer to a swine flu vaccine, the U.S. government is beginning to analyze two candidates for the key ingredient to brew one.
23 May, 2009, 02.47 AM IST
- Developments on swine flu worldwide
Key developments on swine flu outbreaks, according to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, and governm...
03 May, 2009, 04.54 PM IST
- Gogoi reviews Assam’s readiness to counter swine flu
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday reviewed the state’s preparedness in the wake of outbreak of swine flu in Mexico.
29 Apr, 2009, 08.27 PM IST
- Assam vet dept issued directive to pig breeding farms
Assam veterinary department has issued a directive to the base pig breeding farms to maintain caution in wake of the outbreak of swine flu ...
28 Apr, 2009, 08.59 PM IST
- Oil falls in Asia on swine flu fall-out
Crude prices continued to decline during Asian trade on Tuesday amid worries that an outbreak of swine flu globally would hurt air travel, ...
28 Apr, 2009, 10.11 AM IST