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Four Swine Flu Deaths, 25 Cases Reported Across MP

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Four deaths and 25 cases have been reported due to swine flu in Madhya Pradesh so far. As per the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), from January, 25 isolated cases have been reported from Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain and other districts. The authorities are investigating a single prominent H1N1-linked death of a 60-year-old Ujjain woman on August 19 after she…

Four Swine Flu Deaths, 25 Cases Reported Across MP

Four deaths and 25 cases of swine flu have been reported in Madhya Pradesh so far, according to the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP). Isolated cases have been detected in Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, and other districts since January. A prominent H1N1-linked death of a 60-year-old woman from Ujjain was reported on August 19 after she received treatment at an Indore private hospital.

She had been discharged by doctors on August 18 despite medical advice and returned home in Ujjain, where she passed away the following day. The Madhya Pradesh health department has initiated a high-level investigation and issued a show-cause notice to the private hospital in Indore. Authorities are closely monitoring the situation, particularly during the monsoon months of June, July, and August when viral infections often surge due to rising humidity.

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