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Kerala Influenza 2018, 53 fatalities

[h=1]Three-year-old dies of H1N1 in Kochi[/h] KOCHI: A three-year-old girl child died of H1N1 here at Vazhakala on Thursday. This is the first case of confirmed death due to the deadly virus reported this month.
Two cases of H1N1 have been confirmed from Keerampara and Vazhakulam in the district, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 22. Three suspected cases were also reported on the day.
?We are vigilant and all hospitals have stocked up on the medicines. Even the private hospitals are reporting all the cases regularly. Now, public must be on alert and should approach the hospital if they show any symptoms,? said Dr Sreedevi, assistant District Medical Officer.

http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2018/nov/30/three-year-old-dies-of-h1n1-1905177.html
 
[h=1]Four die of H1N1, report sought from Thiruvananthapuram DMO[/h] THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Following reports of suspected deaths of four mentally differently abled people, including a 10-year-old boy, at Vilappil grama panchayat due to H1N1, the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities G Harikumar sought a report from the Thiruvananthapuram DMO. The Health Department which submitted a preliminary report to the Commissioner on Wednesday said upon analysing the diagnostic history of patients it has been established there is only one confirmed case of H1N1 and the remaining deaths were due to pneumonia and other complications. Commenting on the development, DMO Dr P P Preetha said, ?We had gone through the case history of the four patients. It has been surmised of the four only one had been confirmed with H1N1.? The confirmed case has been identified as 10-year-old Jithin. According to the DMO, the case has been confirmed by sending the throat swab to Manipal Centre for Virus Research. In the case of the other three cases, who were between 32 and 35 years of age, one had developed aspiration pneumonia and the other two had developed viral pneumonia and neural problems. Meanwhile, District Surveillance Officer said an epidemiologist was sent to the grama panchayat and an awareness campaign will be conducted.

http://www.newindianexpress.com/sta...n1-deaths-report-sought-from-dmo-1910768.html
 
From Week 43 IDSP report: https://idsp.nic.in/WriteReadData/l892s/432018.pdf

KL/WYN/2018/43/1392 Kerala Wayanad H3N2 24 cases 00 21-10-18 26-10-18 Under
Control
Cases reported from an old age home in Village
Nadavayal, HSC Nadavayal, PHC Poothady,
and Block Sulthan Bathery. District RRT
investigated the outbreak. House to house
survey done. 4 Throat swab collected and sent
to MCVR Manipal, sample tested positive for
influenza B. District health team visited the old
age home. Health camp conducted. All cases
treated symptomatically

KL
/KAS/2018/43/1394 Kerala Kasaragod H1N1 59 cases 00 25-10-18 26-10-18 Under
Surveillance
Cases reported from Agricultural University
Hostel Padannakkad, Village Padannakkad,
HSC Marakkappukadappuram, and
PHC/CHC/Block Periye. District RRT
investigated the outbreak. House to house
survey done. 4 throat swab
s were tested and
two found to be positive. Index case had history
of travel to Calicut three days prior to onset of
symptoms. All cases treated symptomatically.
Health education given
 
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