Pakistan: Influenza 2016; 35 fatalities

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Denial or rumour? Health dept denies death from swine flu

By Our CorrespondentPublished: February 13, 2016

KARACHI: The Sindh health department denied that two people died on Saturday after suffering from swine flu.

According to health officials, the 65-year-old resident of Sadiqabad, Sirajul Hassan Arain, died on February 9 but, they claimed, he was suffering from regular flu and chest infection, not the H1N1 virus. He was admitted at a private hospital on February 4, said Karachi health director Dr Zafar Ejaz. Recently, two people in Karachi tested positive for the virus and died ? an infant and an elderly person. Health officials have also confirmed that 22 others have been diagnosed with the same influenza but they are out of danger and are not admitted at any hospital. The national health authorities have already put hospitals on alert after cases surfaced in different cities of Punjab, including Multan and Lahore.
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[h=1]Official confirmation : Man dies of swine flu [/h]
KARACHI: Another death caused by swine flu has been reported from a private hospital in the city, raising the total death toll by the flu to three so far this year. Health department officials confirmed on Wednesday that Arshad Mehmood, 50, died at a private hospital during treatment. ?Yes, the patient died due to swine flu,? said Dr Zafar Ejaz, the medical director of Karachi. Earlier, two deaths were reported from different areas of the city. Both deaths were also reported from private health facilities. More than 20 patients? tests for swine flu were positive, the health department?s official said. Another death caused by the flu surfaced but the health department denied it was due to the H1N1 virus

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