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India’s swine flu death toll jumps to 580

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Five swine flu deaths were reported in the country Tuesday, taking the toll to 580, health authorities said here.

A record 198 new cases were also recorded. This takes the number of people affected with the virus to 18,396.

While two deaths were reported from Rajasthan, one death each was recorded in [...]

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Mexico expects swine flu infections to peak at New Year

Mexico City, Nov 27 (DPA) Mexico expects a peak in influenza A (H1N1) infections in late December and early January, Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos said Thursday.

Cordova Villalobos said that those are teh dryest and coldest weeks of the year in Mexico, and ‘the virus spreads faster’ in dry conditions.

‘There will be more [...]

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India’s swine flu toll touches 537, over 16,000 affected

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Three swine flu deaths, two from Rajasthan alone, were reported Thursday, taking the toll in India to 537, health authorities said here.

Also, 118 new cases were recorded in the country, taking the total number of people affected by the contagious flu to 16,044.

Apart from the two deaths reported from Rajasthan, [...]

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India’s swine flu deaths rise close to 400

New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Three more swine flu deaths, all in Maharashtra, were reported Wednesday, taking the total toll in the country due to the influenza A (H1N1) virus to 399, health authorities said here.

Also, 150 new cases were reported in the country, taking the total number of people affected with the virus to [...]

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