Swine flu affects 36 now

Today two more people were tested positive for H1N1 influenza virus. This takes the total number of affected persons to 36 in Belgaum.

Swine flu toll in Belgaum city now 2

On Tuesday a 26 year old female who was being treated in a private hospital was shifted to the district hospital as her condition worsened died of swine flu. Mangal Kambli is originally from Gandhinlaj taluka and was taking treatment here.

Swine flu affected now 33

On Sunday 5 test, results were received from Bangalore out of which 2 were positive for H1N1 influenza. This takes the total number of affected persons by the virus to 33.

Belgaum H1N1 positives 29

Today 9 results were received out of which 1 sample of a 10 year old boy was found positive for H1N1 influenza. This takes the total affected persons to 29.

Today 5 suspected persons swab samples were sent for testing.

One dies of swine flu affected persons now to 28

One person who had died on 30-08-09 in a private hospital was suffering from kidney and lung problems whose swab test was taken on 29-08-09, today his result showed up that he had H1N1 virus.

The name of the deceased was declared late night as Dattatray Ramchandra Kulkarni (45) of Athani Police station. He sis survived by his wife, son and daughter.

This means the first death by swine flu in Belgaum.

Today 9 results were received from NIMHANS out of which 3 were found positive for H1N1 influenza virus. All the 3 are males. Two are from Belgaum city and one from Ramdurg.

With this the total persons affected by H1N1 virus has now risen to 28.

25 H1N1 positives in Belgaum

Today 14 results were received from NIMHANS out of which 6 were found to be positive with the H1N1 virus. This takes the total of patients affected with the H1N1 Influenza to 25 in Belgaum.

Out of the 6 detected today 3 are males and 3 females between the age group of 19 to 34 years. One is from Kolhapur, one from HHHukkeri Taluka, one from Raibag Taluka and other three from Belgaum city.

As of today 110 results have come in and another 85 results are still awaited.

Swine flu now to 19

Yesterday two children aged 9 & 10 were found positive with the H1N1 virus taking the total number of persons affected with this virus in Belgaum to 19.

17 persons now affected by swine flu in Belgaum

Today out of the 7 results that came in from NIMHANS, 4 were found positive, which takes the total number of persons affected by the virus to 17 in the city.

H1N1 positives 13 now

The number of patients with H1N1 virus is increasing in Belgaum not at a alarming rate tough. As of 25-08-2009, total people affected with this virus are now 13.

180 samples have been sent for test and only 63 results have been received. The number of screening teams has been increased to 25.

H1N1 cases rise to 10 in Belgaum

Yesterday 5 results came in from NIMHANS and all tested positive for H1N1 virus. This takes the total infected people by this Virus to 10 in Belgaum.

Until now, 63 results have been received for the 146 swab samples sent to NIMHANS. Six more samples were taken yesterday as they were suspected to have the virus.

Swine flu update 20-08-2009

Today 9 more persons were suspected for H1N1 virus and samples were taken for test, 8 from District hospital and 1 from KLE.

Today a 7 member team of doctors visited St.Joeshps Convent School and examined all students and teachers as the 12 year old H1N1 positive case found yesterday is from the same school.

Students and teachers were given information about the virus.

2 more H1N1 positive patients total to 4 now

Out of the 26 swab test results that were received today 2 more patients have been confirmed to have been affected by the H1N1 virus in Belgaum. This takes the total of H1N1 positives to four in the city.

Till date 111 samples have been sent for testing and results of 49 have come in.

Santosh Nagappa, a 19-year-old student who was one of the H1N1 positive cases in the city said that he was recovering fast. Manoj Daddikar (16) is the second one is also on the same line of recovery.

Belgaum Swine flu update as of 18-08-09

30 new H1N1 suspected patients were found in the district, District Hospital and five by KLE hospital identified 25.

Samples have been sent to NIMHANS. Until date, results of 23 samples have been received and only TWO patients have tested positive.

17 screening centers have been formulated.

District hospital has sufficient stock of medicines to fight swine flu and there is no need to panic.

2 swine flu positive patients in Belgaum

Two persons are amongst the 21 persons whose swab samples were sent to NIMHANs Bangalore for testing which have tested positive for A (H1N1) virus. The rest 21 tests were negative.

One is from Kanbargi, a 14 years old boy who had traveled to Pune recently and other is an 18 year old from Honnur of Bailhongal Taluk who was studying in a hostel in Shindoli, both of them have been admitted to the District hospital and their condition is normal with no complications.

Today 20 new swab samples were sent for test to NIMHANS. From 10-08-2009, 9386 persons have been screened. Out of which 70 swab samples have been sent for tests.

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11 more suspects of H1N1 in Belgaum

11 more suspects of H1N1 were found in Belgaum and their swab was sent for testing to NIMHANS. Reports of earlier tests should reach by today evening by only when there could be a confirmation on the existence of the virus in town.

On general all is calm, but a few people are seen wearing surgical masks and scarfs on their faces. Screening is being done at Bus stand and railway station but it is just like another Govt. job where anyone can bypass at ease. No doubt the district administration claims to have setup screening at bus stands and railway station, on Wednesday there was no one at 5.30 am in the morning at the bus stand for screening a commuter from Pune told. Most interestingly none of the private buses coming in from Pune and Mumbai were screened. After the death of a lady in Bangalore the administration has become stricter of sorts and is now screening more effectively. Around 217 have been screened at the bus stand for Swine flu.

There are no N 95 masks available in city as of now and a demand for the same has been made by the administration. So if you want to you will have to use the surgical masks. A mask which was priced at Rs.10 is now being sold for 20 to 30. Also there is news that people from Maharashtra have bought masks in wholesale in the last week from Belgaum which has caused shortage of masks in the city.

Swine flu scare all over Belgaum has medical teams at railway station

With the rising toll of swine flu deaths in the country each one is now concerned about his/her safety especially people in the most affected town like Pune, Mumbai etc.

Pune is barely 350 kms from Belgaum and there is heavy inflow of visitors from Pune into Belgaum on a daily basis. District administration has deployed medical teams at railway stations and bus stands in the city and in border areas to examine passengers arriving from Maharashtra. More than 500 people were scanned for the scary virus but not even a single case has been reported yet.

But the urgency and effective scanning is missing. The bus stand team worked just for an hour on Sunday afternoon. Only 15 passengers who came from Maharashtra were attended to. Trains from Pune arrive in Belgaum at 9.15 am, 1.25 pm and 12.45 am, but the team only examined passengers of morning train.

The KLE’s Prabhakar Kore hospital has already kept itself ready with a 9 bed isolated ward for Swine flu patients. It has also kept its team of doctors ready for an emergency.

All schools and colleges have been closed for 7 days in Pune and all malls and cinemas as well for 3 days, so what will the Punite do now, he should take rest in house as Doctors suggest.

The flow of visitors from Pune might increase due to this. The district administration must be geared up and cautious always to stop the virus at the border only.

Source: Express Buzz

Operation PIG

Swine flu breakout I the world have made the Belgaum city corporation to take on the Pigs in the city.  It was the dogs earlier & now it is the turn of the pigs.

 

Mahantesh Nagar , Anagol, Auto Nagar Khasbag, Rukmini Nagar, Gandhi Nagar are the most affected areas by pig nuisance.  Pigs roam freely in the gutters and on main roads. The BCC had taken up a pig clean up drive earlier but was stopped.

The BCC is issuing notices to pig breeders about this and it seems the civic body is not going to take any chances, as swine flu is spreading day by day.