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10 died of swine flu in Pakistan

Islamabad, Dec 21 (IANS) Ten people have died of swine flu in Pakistan but the health ministry has failed to devise any effective strategy to stop the spread of the viral disease, officials said.

Till date, 63 people have been affected by the disease. The National Programme for Influenza failed to create awareness about swine flu [...]

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Three swine flu deaths take toll to 408 in India

New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Two people died of swine flu in Maharashtra while one person succumbed in Uttarakhand, taking the all India toll to 408, a health ministry official said Sunday.

Maharashtra, which tops the casualty list, has reported a total of 173 deaths.

Uttarakhand has reported its third death. According to the official, the person [...]

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Pakistan reports one more swine flu case

Islamabad, Sep 24 (IANS) A Pakistani national who arrived here from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been diagnosed with swine flu, a media report said Thursday citing hospital sources.

The patient was taken to a hospital on suspicion of contracting swine flu after he arrived at the Benazir International Airport from Sharjah Wednesday night.

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South Korea reports ninth swine flu death

Seoul, Sep 18 (Xinhua) An 81-year-old woman has died of swine flu in South Korea Friday, raising to nine the number of fatalities from the viral disease in the country, health officials said.

The victim belonged to the South Jeolla province.

The patient was infected with the swine flu virus Sep 3.

South Korea reported its first [...]

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South Korea swine flu toll rises to eight

Seoul, Sep 17 (IANS) A 64-year-old woman has died of swine flu in South Korea, raising to eight the number of deaths from the viral disease in the country, health officials said.

The woman was admitted to a hospital after she was infected with the virus Aug 28.

South Korea has reported 9,968 cases of swine flu [...]

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Swine flu death toll in Nashik rises to 6

Nashik, Aug 27 (ANI): Two more swine flu death was reported in Nashik, taking the city toll to 6.

Purva Amol Joshi, 23, who was pregnant, died at the Nashik Civil Hospital. eepali Shinde, 20, died at Municipal Corporation’s Dr. Zakir Hussain Hospital.

According to the National Institute of Virology reports, both tested positive for H1N1 virus.

Earlier, [...]

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