Saturday, August 1, 2009

Bangladesh-All but four swine flu patients completely cured: Govt spokesman

All but four swine flu patients completely cured: Govt spokesman


Twenty-six out of a total of thirty patients affected by swine flu in Bangladesh have been cured completely, the government spokesman on swine flu said Thursday.

Talking to UNB, Dr. Mahmudur Rahman, Director, Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) said only four of the patients now remain under treatment, while the other 26 patients have been cured.

Replying to a question, Dr. Rahman said it usually takes five days for treatment of swine flu affected patients, but he and his team have kept patients under observation for an extra five days, against the worldwide total of seven days.

The Oseltamavir capsule is prescribed for treatment of Influenza A (H1N1), commonly known as swine flu.

Replying to another question, government spokesman Dr. Rahman said that so far, they have tested over 120 samples of suspected cases of swine flu, of which 30 have tested positive.

The first case of swine flu in Bangladesh was reported on the 19th of June, when a student came back from the USA.

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