Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Re: Gujarat H1N1 2013 155 fatalities
Re: Gujarat H1N1 2013 155 fatalities
In a sense, the Government is in a bind. The only way they can reduce the apparent cfr is by admitting that there are tens of thousands more cases. This can only show up the inadequacy of influenza (and by extension other disease) diagnosis and surveillance. With a more realistic cfr of .1%, these 155 deaths would represent 155,000 cases. It is also likely that confirmed fatalities represent only a fraction of the true number of H1N1 fatalities. And then on top of that H3 and B cases & deaths which do not seem to be tallied at all. We often get quotes in the Indian media from virologists and doctors, but it seems to me that India might be in need of some Epidemiologists. - Ro
Govt seals lips as swine flu toll zooms
Express news service : Ahmedabad, Sun Mar 31 2013, 03:41 hrs
At 155 deaths, Gujarat has had the highest number of swine flu fatalities among Indian states so far this year, according to the Union Health Ministry's latest nationwide update on the deadly H1N1 virus.
The high death toll, the Gujarat High Court's recent reprimand and increasing pressure from opposition parties in the state Assembly appears to explain why the state health department has refused to divulge statistics about the flu for 11 consecutive days now in spite of repeated enquiries by several journalists.
According to the Health Ministry's latest update, which was issued Friday and has data up to March 26, Gujarat has recorded 837 swine flu cases since the beginning of the year. The death toll of 155 means around 18.51 per cent or almost one in every five patients who contracted the virus died
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http://www.indianexpress.com/news/govt-seals-lips-as-swine-flu-toll-zooms/1095556/0
Re: Gujarat H1N1 2013 155 fatalities
In a sense, the Government is in a bind. The only way they can reduce the apparent cfr is by admitting that there are tens of thousands more cases. This can only show up the inadequacy of influenza (and by extension other disease) diagnosis and surveillance. With a more realistic cfr of .1%, these 155 deaths would represent 155,000 cases. It is also likely that confirmed fatalities represent only a fraction of the true number of H1N1 fatalities. And then on top of that H3 and B cases & deaths which do not seem to be tallied at all. We often get quotes in the Indian media from virologists and doctors, but it seems to me that India might be in need of some Epidemiologists. - Ro
Govt seals lips as swine flu toll zooms
Express news service : Ahmedabad, Sun Mar 31 2013, 03:41 hrs
At 155 deaths, Gujarat has had the highest number of swine flu fatalities among Indian states so far this year, according to the Union Health Ministry's latest nationwide update on the deadly H1N1 virus.
The high death toll, the Gujarat High Court's recent reprimand and increasing pressure from opposition parties in the state Assembly appears to explain why the state health department has refused to divulge statistics about the flu for 11 consecutive days now in spite of repeated enquiries by several journalists.
According to the Health Ministry's latest update, which was issued Friday and has data up to March 26, Gujarat has recorded 837 swine flu cases since the beginning of the year. The death toll of 155 means around 18.51 per cent or almost one in every five patients who contracted the virus died
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http://www.indianexpress.com/news/govt-seals-lips-as-swine-flu-toll-zooms/1095556/0