Andhra Pradesh Influenza 2018, 21 fatalities

[Ronan Kelly]

1 fatality added the week ending Aug 28.
https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum...uenza-2018-334-fatalities?p=798552#post798552

5 cases, 1 fatal to Sep 23.
https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum...uenza-2018-334-fatalities?p=800062#post800062

Woman dies of swine flu in Tirupati
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT TIRUPATI, OCTOBER 01, 2018 01:39 IST
UPDATED: OCTOBER 01, 2018 01:39 IST

A 61-year-old woman from Gangadhara Nellore fell victim to the dreaded H1N1 epidemic on Sunday and eight were infected during the last few days in Tirupati.

The first two swine flu cases were reported on September 22.
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/natio...-of-swine-flu-in-tirupati/article25091527.ece

 

[tetano]

Swine flu spurt in Chittoor, one dies, 8 infected

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...-one-dies-8-infected/articleshow/66022451.cms

 

[Ronan Kelly]

ANDHRA PRADESH
Swine flu fear grips people in rural areas of Chittoor district
STAFF REPORTER CHITTOOR, OCTOBER 17, 2018 00:00 IST
UPDATED: OCTOBER 17, 2018 05:04 IST


With three confirmed deaths of swine flu during the last two months in the tail-end Chittoor district, flanked by Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, an uneasy atmosphere has griped people, particularly in rural areas.

The two swine flu casualties and seven other positive cases, which surfaced early last month, had put the Medical and Health Department on its heels, and the hectic scenario soon disappeared, only to return with the fresh casualty a few days ago in district headquarters hospital here.

Though District Collector P.S. Pradyumna said that seven positive cases had recovered, this had spread fear psychosis among people. On Tuesday, one more case had surfaced and it was referred to the Christian Medical College at Vellore in Tamil Nadu.
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https://www.thehindu.com/todays-pap...n-rural-areas-of-chittoor/article25243201.ece

 

[Ronan Kelly]

39 cases, 4 fatalities reported to Oct 14.
https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum...uenza-2018-565-fatalities?p=800811#post800811

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Anantapur: Alarm bells start ringing as 2 more die of swine flu
DECCAN CHRONICLE. | HOSKOTE NAGABHUSHANAM
Published Oct 23, 2018, 2:14 am ISTUpdated Oct 23, 2018, 2:14 am IST

Anantapur: With two more people succumbing to swine flu at the general hospital in Kurnool city on Monday, the toll due to the dreaded disease has gone up to 10, and has set off alarm bells ringing across the region.

Official sources said six patients died of swine flu at the Kurnool general hospital over the past few days. On Monday, a pregnant woman and an elderly person succumbed to the disease at the special ward set up in the hospital.
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https://deccanchronicle.com/nation/...start-ringing-as-2-more-die-of-swine-flu.html

 

[tetano]

[h=1]One more dies of Swine flu in Kurnool district[/h]
Kurnool: One more person succumbed to swine flu (H1N1) influenza virus at Tungabhadra village in Mantralayam constituency on Tuesday. With this death, the total number of swine flu deaths reached to seven.

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Another ten more persons were tested positive and they are being treated at isolation ward in Kurnool General Hospital. Despite, the medical and health department taking all sorts of necessary measures to tackle the dreadful disease, the number of deaths are increasing in the district.

http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/i...-dies-of-Swine-flu-in-Kurnool-district/429861

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Swine flu: At least 12 people have died in Andhra Pradesh, number of cases surges in Telangana
Kurnool and Chittoor districts are the worst-affected areas in Andhra Pradesh but a senior health official said there was no need to panic.

6 hours ago
Scroll Staff

At least 12 people have died of swine flu in Andhra Pradesh in the last two months, with Kurnool and Chittoor districts being the worst-affected areas, NDTV reported on Tuesday. The government has set up screening and testing centres at railway stations, bus stands and at the Visakhapatnam airport.
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Of the 12, six people have died in Kurnool. A pregnant woman from Nandyal and a 69-year-old man from Panyam died on Sunday, The News Minute reported. ?Currently we have 10 people admitted and being treated after [they were] found to be swine flu positive,? Kurnool General Hospital Superintendent Dr Chandrasekhar told the news website. ?Two of these patients are presently on ventilator support.?
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https://scroll.in/pulse/899409/swin...a-pradesh-number-of-cases-surges-in-telangana

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Swine flu toll rises to 12 in Kurnool dist
According to a bulletin released by GGH Superintendent Dr P Chandrasekhar, the woman was undergoing treatment for the past eight days.


Published: 30th October 2018 02:13 AM | Last Updated: 30th October 2018 09:13 AM | A+A A-
By Express News Service
KURNOOL: A 50-year-old woman of Jupadubangla village succumbed to swine flu at Kurnool Government General Hospital (GGH) on Monday, taking the toll in the district in the last 36 days to 12.
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http://www.newindianexpress.com/sta...toll-rises-to-12-in-kurnool-dist-1891814.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Swine flu death in Krishna district
THE HANS INDIA | Oct 30,2018 , 01:38 AM IST

Swine flu death in Krishna districtSwine flu death in Krishna district

Vijayawada: The first swine flu death case in Krishna district has been reported in G Konduru mandal where a 50-year-old man died of symptoms of swine flu on October 26.

According to the District Medical and Health department, the victim came from Bengaluru recently and complained of fever and other symptoms of swine flu.

The family members admitted him in a private hospital in Poranaki on the outskirts of Vijayawada , where he died undergoing treatment.
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http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/i...30/Swine-flu-death-in-Krishna-district/433846

 

[Ronan Kelly]

2 more succumb to swine flu in Andhra's Kurnool district, death toll at 14
However, District Medical and Health Officer Dr Prasad said that the number of cases being reported was also on the decline.

TNM Staff
Sunday, November 04, 2018 - 12:15

Two more patients succumbed to swine flu in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district, bringing the total death toll to 14 this season. The deaths took place at the Kurnool Government General Hospital (GGH) and the deceased have been identified as a 34-year-old man who was admitted last month, and a 35-year-old patient who was admitted with another ailment but was infected by the H1N1 virus.

Speaking to TNM, District Medical and Health Officer (DMHO), Dr Prasad said that the samples of the patients who died were declared positive four to five days ago. He also stated that with the temperature slightly dropping in the state, the number of cases being reported was also on the decline.

“The number of cases has come down. The results since the last five days show that all six samples came back negative. Four days ago, we sent three samples and only one came back positive. The next two days, we saw one positive case each. There were no samples the following two days as there was a decline. On Saturday, one sample tested positive,” he said.

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https://www.thenewsminute.com/articl...-toll-14-91049

 

[Ronan Kelly]

h/t tetano
Indian J Med Microbiol. 2018 Oct-Dec;36(4):526-531. doi: 10.4103/ijmm.IJMM_18_272.
[h=1]A study of influenza 2017-2018 outbreak in Andhra Pradesh, India.[/h] Mudhigeti N1, Racherla RG1, Mahalakshmi PA1, Pamireddy ML1, Nallapireddy U1, Kante M1, Kalawat U1.
[h=3]Author information[/h]

[h=3]Abstract[/h] [h=4]BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:[/h] Influenza virus is a typical human pathogen causing serious respiratory illness resulting in significant mortality throughout the globe. Andhra Pradesh witnessed the first case of influenza A H1N1 in India from Hyderabad (now in Telangana) on May 16, 2009. In the recent past, Andhra Pradesh witnessed exponential increase in the number of confirmed cases of influenza infection. In this study, we present the salient features of the recent outbreak of influenza during 2017-2018 in the state of Andhra Pradesh, first of its kind after the division of the state.
[h=4]MATERIALS AND METHODS:[/h] Clinically, suspected cases of influenza-like illness received in the Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS), Tirupati, from January 2017 to May 2018 were included in the study. The samples were tested for influenza A, influenza A (H1N1) pdm09, influenza A (H3N2), influenza B, influenza B/Yamagata and influenza B/Victoria.
[h=4]RESULTS:[/h] A total of 1286 samples were received for testing. The positive samples were influenza A unsubtypable (109), influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 (356), influenza A (H3N2) (38) and influenza B (19; Victoria - 2, Yamagata - 17). There was no significant difference in positivity between genders with 260 (49.81%) females and 262 (50.19%) males being positive.
[h=4]CONCLUSION:[/h] The outbreak started in the late monsoon (January) of 2017 and had two peaks; one in summer months and another in winter months. Influenza B virus was reported from December 2017 to May 2018. Age groups ≤5 years and 6-18 years had higher positivity as compared to other age groups. Regular surveillance programmes are required for assessing the trends of influenza infections due to various subtypes and to plan timely and adequate steps for preventing the spread to larger vulnerable population.


[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Andhra Pradesh; India; influenza; outbreak

PMID: 30880701 DOI: 10.4103/ijmm.IJMM_18_272


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30880701#