Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Swine Flu India: 2 Dead in Bangalore

Swine flu claims 2 lives in city
Mar 28, 2012
BANGALORE: The deadly swine flu claimed this year's first victims in the city. The state reported 14 positive cases of swine flu or H1N1 Influenza since January 1, 2012 and two persons from Bangalore - a 20-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man - died in February and March.

The state health department (joint director, communicable diseases confirmed that Shanta died on February 22 at Deepak Hospital in Kanakapura and Marappa at Victoria Hospital on March 16. Chest specialists and H1N1 experts say there's no need to panic as the virus is not as deadly as it was three years ago when it first surfaced in India.

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