Monday, August 3, 2009

Northeast’s first swine flu case report

In the first case of swine flu was reported in the north-east states, Manipur fencers in a 19-year-old woman, who returned to competition in Singapore also have a positive of the disease, officials here said Sunday.

Manipur, the Director of Health Services W. Motilal said Manipur is one of the fencers, who came back from a sporting event and Singapore last week, and later complained of restlessness, high fever and blood in the offices of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NiCd), now the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), New Delhi.

"This is confirmation of the report sent to Saturday, and her isolation of Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital of Imphal Ward," he said reporters here.

Out of a total of 30 fencers in India, including the five Manipur, has been Singapore 14-22 July.

Health officials in the patient's family members under investigation, and efforts were made to ensure that each passenger received Imphal with the players in the private airline.

"Manipur increased surveillance of swine influenza Rapid Response Teams (RRTs), which is five to six doctors in all district headquarters. Control rooms opened to the districts, as well as the center of the state," said Motilal.

The expert group will be more people to the Myanmar border, the other team in the Imphal airport.

Director of Health Thounaojam Bubhonchandra further said that there is no reason to fear detection of a positive case of swine flu and the health department stepped up surveillance and appropriate preventive measures to spread in the state.

The authorities in the northern region, more preventive measures against the spread of swine influenza, as well as the ban on imports of pigs and pork products from neighboring countries.

North-eastern states of the majority share unfenced borders Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan and China.

"We are alert to what is the most rapid response teams under the strict watch of the international border in Burma and Bangladesh, as well as other north-eastern borders," said C. Sangnghina Director, Mizoram agriculture and veterinary services.

"We collected reports of regular meetings and the Assistant Commissioners of the state," he added.

The sale of pork, and Mizoram, Tripura, Manipur and the swine flu cases have been reported from India. The pigs are often imported from Myanmar and possibly a fine pig Mizos and Tribals.

Source: www.latestnewsonline.net

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