H1N1 patients number on rise in Pakistan

[Ronan Kelly]

H1N1 patients number on rise in Pakistan
Upadated on: 24 Dec 10 03:20 PM


Staff Report

KARACHI: Swine flu virus is on the spread in the country, as it has been confirmed in at least 12 people in the city, raising the overall number of H1N1 patients to 18 in the country.

The recent H1N1?s confirmed patients in Karachi include six children and three women. Ages of the affected kids range from one to 14 years.

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[Ronan Kelly]

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Five new swine flu cases confirmed in Karachi Updated at 1600 PST Friday, December 24, 2010

KARACHI: With five new swine flu cases confirmed on Friday, the total figure of patients in Karachi has reached to 10 within two days, Geo News reported.

According to the Sindh Swine Flu Surveillance Cell, all the five news confirmed patients are children. Swine flu was also confirmed in five patients on Thursday.

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Suspected H1N1 patients: MSs, EDOs asked to send samples to CHK influenza laboratory



KARACHI (December 27, 2010) : Sindh Minister for Health Dr Sagheer Ahmed has directed all medical superintendents and Executive District Officers of Health to take samples of Swab of suspected H1N1 patients and send the same, immediately to the influenza lab established in Civil Hospital Karachi for testing.

In a directive Provincial Health Minister further said that no delay should be made in sending of samples so as to ensure treatment of such patients if their samples are found positive. He further directed for establishment of separate units for Swine Flu Patients as they could affect others with sneezing and cough.

Dr Sagheer Ahmed further directed for ensuring all possible guidance to the paramedical staff and doctors regarding care, treatment and other precautionary measures against H1N1.

He directed Medical Superintendents and EDOs to ensure availability and use of Tami flu, provided to them, for treatment of H1N1 patients. If they need more the requirement should be communicated to Health Department immediately, he further added.-PR

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Urgent steps urged to check swine flu


KARACHI (PPI): Healthcare experts have shown concern about the growing number of Swine flu cases in Karachi and asked the government to take urgent steps for fighting this viral disease. Former general secretary of Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) and noted ENT surgeon Dr Qaiser Sajjad said that the swine flu cases are reported from various countries including Pakistan every year. He said this year also many flu cases have been reported in the country, but the government had not taken proper measure steps for treatment of swine flu patients in the government hospitals, or raising awareness about the disease amongst public. Dr Sajjad said due to lack of proper facilities in the government hospitals, swine flu patients have not choice but to visit very expensive private hospitals. He said that the symptoms of swine flu are like ordinary flu but it is in fact a complicated viral disease. He regretted the government had yet to set up a virology laboratory for testing this virus in any government-run facility of Karachi. He said samples of swine flu and other viral diseases are still sent to National Institute of Health Islamabad for testing which is a time consuming process. He said such a laboratory must be set up in Karachi on war footing.

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Source: http://www.dawn.com/2010/12/29/another-swine-flu-case-detected-in-swabi.html

Another swine flu case detected in Swabi
From the Newspaper
(1 hour ago) Today
By Muqaddam Khan

SWABI, Dec 28: The number of persons infected with swine flu rose to three in the district as another case of the said disease was detected here on Tuesday.

All the three patients were admitted to Shahmansoor Hospital Complex. The representatives of World Health Organisation (WHO) visited the district after detection of the cases and discussed the issue with officials of health department.

District Health Officer Dr Gul Mohammad confirmed that two persons identified as Bakht Bibi and Mohammad Rehman were infected by the virus. The woman hails from the congested Kotha area, while the man belongs to Kala village. The third patient also belongs to Kala village.

?I forgot the name of thirst patient but we admitted him to the hospital,? said a health official...

 

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Source: http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=22735&Cat=4&dt=12/29/2010

Girl tests positive as 11th swine flu patient

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

By our correspondent
Karachi

The Influenza Surveillance Lab at the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, confirmed another swine flu case on Tuesday, raising the total number of patients in Sindh to 11.

Rabia, 20, daughter of Qadir Bux and resident of Sukkur, was admitted to the Anwar Paracha Hospital with swine flu symptoms earlier this month. Her test samples were sent to the NIH, which confirmed that she was suffering from the deadly virus...

 

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3rd swine flu case confirmed in Swabi


SWABI: Another case was confirmed positive for swine flu here Tuesday, taking the number of such patients to three in the district.

DHO Dr Gul Muhammad confirmed the H1N1 virus in the area and identified two patients, Bakht Bibi and Muhammad Rehman, on Monday. The former hailed from Kotha area and the latter from the Kala village.

The third patient confirmed on Tuesday also belonged to Kala. However, when contacted his name was not confirmed by the health officials. In addition, the sources said samples were taken from a number of people at Kala and Kotha, which were sent to Islamabad for investigation by the Word Health Organisation team.

The Health Department officials said that it was the first time that the swine flu cases had been reported from two areas of the district. The WHO officials held a meeting with the district health officers and discussed swine flu issue with them. The team gave kits and banners to the district health officers and stressed educating the people about the virus, which might take a dangerous turn if the Health Department failed to control it properly.

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Swine flu victim leaves behind eight infected attendants, doctor

Nine people, including a doctor, who had been in close contact with a swine flu patient who died a week ago were also confirmed to have been infected by the deadly strain of H1N1 Type-A Influenza on Thursday.

Officials told The News that swab samples of over 45 close friends and relatives who were in close contact with the deceased swine flu patient, Iftikharullah, were sent to the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Islamabad. The NIH confirmed that eight of them were infected with the disease.

Twenty-year old Iftikharullah, son of Ehteshamullah, a resident of North Nazimabad, was undergoing treatment at the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for swine flu and expired on December 31, 2010.

The Sindh Swine Flu Surveillance Cell?s focal person, Dr Shakeel Mullick, told The News that among the eight patients who tested positive for swine flu, four were children, three adult males and one was an adult female.



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30 swine flu cases registered in Sindh


KARACHI (January 08, 2011) : Around 30 swine flu cases have been registered in Sindh, mainly in Karachi, during the first week of new year. The mysteriously spreading influenza virus of swine flue (H1N1) has taken lives of two persons and affected 30 other people in the province.

The first victim was Iftikharullah, 28, who died on New Year night. The second victim, a married woman named Rafia Aslam, died on Tuesday in one of the leading private hospitals in the city.

Swine Flu Surveillance Cell Focal Person Dr Shakeel Malik told Business Recorder that about 30 victims of the influenza virus swine flue (H1N1) have been registered, out of 80 blood samplings. Some of them are from medical attendants, and a doctor. About the areas of the affected people, he said that many of them belonged to New Karachi, North Karachi & Liaquatabad.

He said that the situation was under control. It is the normal influenza and these registered cases are positive. He said that on Saturday inauguration ceremony would be held in connection with regular opening of Influenza Lab in Civil Hospital, Karachi.

He said there are no charges for testing the sampling, while a leading private hospital charges Rs 6,500. Shakeel said that the results of sampling are available in 72 hours.

Experts have advised people to avoid public gathering, wash hands after passage of some time, take care of cleanliness, and use handkerchief while sneezing, because the virus can affect people to people through influenza.

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NIH confirms 59 swine virus positive cases
Updated at: 2001 PST, Saturday, January 08, 2011
ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Health (NIH) on Saturday confirmed that so far 59 positive cases of swine flu (H1N1 virus) have been reported throughout the country.

According to official sources, total 57 samples were received by the institute out of which 59 samples have been confirmed as H1N1 positive.sic

They said that 24 cases were reported from Punjab, 13 from Federal Capital, 13 from Karachi and nine from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

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Three confirmed positive for swine flu in twin cities


At least, three patients belonging to twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi have so far been confirmed positive for swine influenza.

Two of the three confirmed patients ? Jamil Akhtar, aged 59, and Rehana Sajid, aged 37 ? have been undergoing treatment at the Medical Intensive Care Unit of Shifa International Hospital, while Saeeda Bibi is admitted to the Holy Family Hospital (HFH) in Rawalpindi.

?The News? learnt that Rehana Sajid reached Pakistan from the UK some three weeks back and staying with her relatives in Shamsabad, Rawalpindi. One week after reaching Pakistan, she contracted fever and after another three days she had complaints of flu which got intensified within two days.

?After falling prey to severe flu, she started feeling problems in breathing while disturbance in conscious state was also reported,? said a doctor working at the Shifa International Hospital who wanted his name not to be published. He added that the Shifa International Hospital sent her sample to the National Institute of Health (NIH), which confirmed her positive for swine flu.

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Swine flu in Islamabad: Number of cases double


SLAMABAD: The number of swine flu patients in Islamabad has more than doubled in the past three days. There are 28 patients currently admitted to hospitals in the city, compared to just 13 on Friday, according to figures released by the health ministry.

There are an additional 20 patients infected with H1N1 virus (commonly know as swine flu virus) admitted to hospitals in Rawalpindi.

The National Institute of Health (NIH) has received a total of 125 blood samples for testing to date. Eighty-five of these tested positive for the virus. Punjab, with 28 confirmed cases, has the most number of swine flu patients, followed by Sindh with 19 and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa with 10.

Dr Rizwan Qazi, a senior physician at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, said that ?a wave of panic? had gripped people.

?A patient even with a slight temperature and flu is fearful of being infected with swine flu,? he told The Express Tribune.

Government health officials, however, said that the increased number of patients was not alarming as the number of swine flu patients peaked during January. They added that the situation was under control and all the hospitals in the city were ?fully prepared? to provide timely treatment to such patients.

http://tribune.com.pk/story/102057/swine-flu-in-islamabad-number-of-cases-double/