Mangalore/Thirthahalli, Jul 28 (DHNS): Six persons have tested positive for H1N1 in Mangalore this week. Speaking to Deccan Herald, District Surveillance Officer Rajesh said a total of 16 samples had been sent to Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal, of which six tested positive.

The six patients are being treated in two hospitals in the city. Five of them are from Mangalore and one from Madikeri.

Rajesh added that none of the six patients had returned from abroad or had visited other places. “The H1N1 virus was already in the community and it was active due to favourable weather conditions and low immunity group was affected,” he pointed.
Three patients have already been discharged after the treatment.

“A pregnant woman who tested positive to H1N1 on July 16 died on July 22, incidentally  after recovering from H1N1,” he said and added that since the doctors who treated her said she had died of pregnancy complications, her death could not be attributed to H1N1.

The Department is also supplying adequate Tamiflu tablets to hospitals where H1N1 patients are being treated.

Flu claims one

Basavaraj (43), a resident of Indiranagar, who had been diagnosed with H1N1 a week ago succumbed to the flu at a hospital in Manipal on Monday night.

Following his death, Legislator Kimmane Ratnakar held an emergency meeting with officials, elected representatives and doctors at the Taluk Panchayat to take precautionary measures against the spread of H1N1.
DH News Service