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H1N1 influenza: Jammu on High alert


SP dies of suspected swine flu
Nitesh Sangral 
Early Times Report  
Jammu, Feb 19: Jammu Province has recorded its first swine flu death and 17 more cases have been detected so far, an official told Early Times on Thursday that admiration of concerned hospital as well as Government Medical College and Hospital are awaiting his report to discover whether the death was due to swine flu.
Pertinently, in Kashmir Province two patients infected with H1N1 virus have died while over 70 persons have tested positive and are undergoing treatment.
Official Sources informed Early Times that the deceased has been identified as Sunil Gupta resident of Gandhi Nagar, Superintendent of Police administration at the Zonal Police Head quarter, Jammu. He was admitted in Acharya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences, Sidhra in a critical condition as he suffered from respiratory related disorder.
"The case history was just five days old and he died, it's shocking that despite regular recurrence of this disease, the blood samples of the suspected patients were still being sent to National Institute of Communicable Diseases in New Delhi which was a time consuming process and could reveal the problems of ailing patients, "a doctor told, seeking anonymity.
He alleged utter lack of concern shown by the Jammu and Kashmir Health Department to take appropriate measures to deal with the H1N1 influenza despite it being a regular phenomena occurring every year. Premier hospitals of Jammu and Kashmir don't have proper investigative kits, labs, requisite drugs besides isolation wards- which are so very essential to save the patients from this horrible disease.
When contacted Medical Superintendent GMC hospital Dr. Ravinder Rattan Pal, he admitted that a patient who was suffering with mysterious disease died this morning at ASCOM hospital but cause of death yet to be assertion. He further said, "The administration of GMC hospitals and others hospital are organizing meeting daily and taking precautions," he added.

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