More Swine Flu cases reported in Haryana, India. Thirty people killed since January

02/20/2013 09:56
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More Swine Flu cases reported in Haryana, India. Thirty people killed since January

India Moderate // Epidemic
At least 30 people have died from swine Flu in Haryana this year with 49 people diagnosed positive with the HIN1 virus. Since January 1, 455 suspected cases were tested of which 198 cases tested positive. Five deaths have been reported from the Sirsa district, four each from Panchkula, Karnal and Faridabad. Three each from the districts of Kurukshetra, and Bhiwani. One each from the districts of Kaithal, Hisar and Fatehabad. The latest deaths occurred in Monday in the following districts: Panchkula, Fatehabad, Bhiwani, and Gurgaon. About swine flu Swine influenza, also called pig influenza, swine flu, hog flu and pig flu, is an infection caused by any one of several types of swine influenza viruses. Swine influenza virus (SIV) or swine-origin influenza virus (S-OIV) is any strain of the influenza that is endemic in pigs. As of 2009, the known SIV strains include influenza C and the subtypes of influenza A known as H1N1, H1N2, H2N1,H3N1, H3N2, and H2N3(Wikipedia) ubAlert

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