Kerala largely hit by swine flu

Above about Kerala was hit by swine flu.

Monsoon this year did bring more of bad news than good, especially for people of Kerala where swine flu is set to widen its grip with each passing day. The state is worst hit due to the H1N1 influenza that spreads the highly contagious respiratory disease. The cases tested positive for the H1N1 virus are reported from the districts of Kottayam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kannur, Alappuzha, Erunakulam, Malappuram and Thrissur. The number of swine flu positive cases in one month has been increased by 40 by June 14 of this year. However the total number of deaths due to the deadly flu is reported to be more than 45 since its outbreak in the state last year in August.
Apart from swine flu cases, the state has also

reported other types of fever including dengue fever, rat fever and Chikunguniya. The spread of other types of viral fever has become a reason to worry for the health officials as the number of people reporting to various government and private hospitals has swollen to 9,700. The onset of monsoon has definitely triggered the number of fresh cases of swine flu in Kerala and its neighboring Tamilnadu in the last two days. The government has alerted the health authorities to take adequate preventive measures and be prepared.
With the report of 11 new swine flu cases from the neighboring Kerala, the government seems more concerned. The Health Secretary Mr. V K Subburaj informed that the increasing number of swine flu cases in Kerala and Tamilnadu is due to the arrival of monsoon in two states. Meanwhile the Kerala government has also asked Centre to send a team of experts to study the epidomology study of swine flu. It has also asked the centre to urgently send more H1N1 preventive medicines to the state.