Summary At least five patients affected by swine flu virus have been admitted to Nishtar Hospital Multan.
MULTAN (Dunya News) – Five more patients affected by swine flu virus were shifted to Nishtar Hospital, Multan on Wednesday, raising the number of patients affected by the virus to 24, Dunya News reported.
According to details, 40-year-old Sallah Arfa and 35-year-old Sultan of Dera Ismail Khan, 39-year-old Shehnaz of Sargodha, 10-year-old Iqra from Jampur and 50-year-old Attya from Dera Ghazi Khan were brought to Nishtar Hospital.
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According to hospital sources, the virus has been confirmed in three patient brought to hospital on Wednesday while test reports of two other patients are awaited.
According to Executive District Officer (EDO) Health of Multan, the virus is spreading due to unavailability of vaccine in the country.
Swine flu virus mostly attack weaker and less immune people.
In 2009-10, the H1N1 swine flu pandemic spread from central Mexico to 74 other countries including India, killing an estimated 284,000 people, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
More than 2,700 died in India of swine flu between May 2009 and December 2010. Last year, India recorded 218 swine flu-related deaths and 937 cases, down from 2013, when 699 died.
