Update on Influenza A (H1N1) as on 17th July 2009
	19:53 IST

World Health Organization has reported 94,512 laboratory confirmed cases of influenza A/H1N1 infection from 135 countries as on 6th July 2009. There have been 429 deaths. There is no further update. Health screening of passengers coming from affected countries is continuing in 22 International airports. 51167 passengers have been screened on 16.7.2009 of which 38273 passengers were from affected countries. 224 doctors and 112 paramedics are manning 81 counters at these airports. A cumulative total of 3460956 passengers have been screened. Eight new laboratory confirmed cases have been reported today: Delhi (2), Amritsar (1), Chennai (1), Trivandrum (2) and Pune (2). Out of the two cases in Delhi, one is a 13 year old female who is a contact case of one earlier reported positive case. She reported with symptoms of fever and cough on 15th July at the identified health facility where she is admitted. The second case is a twenty eight year old male who travelled from Bangkok by Cathay Pacific Flight CX 751 reaching Delhi on 15th July 2009. He reported with symptoms of fever and cough on 16th July to the identified health facility where he is admitted. The case in Amritsar is a 26 year old male who travelled from Birmingham, UK by Air India Flight AI-188 reaching Amritsar on 15th July 2009. As he was detected having fever and sore-throat during the screening at the airport, he was admitted in the identified health facility. In Chennai, a five year old female child who travelled from Singapore by Indian Airlines Flight IA 556 reaching Chennai on 15th July 2009 was found to be having fever and cough during the screening at the Airport and is admitted in the identified health facility. In Trivandrum, a 4 year old female child who travelled from London by Emirates Flight EK 522 transiting Dubai reached Trivandrum on 15th July 2009. She reported with sore-throat at the identified health facility on the same day and was admitted. The other case is a 17 year old male and is a contact case of an earlier reported positive case from Trivandrum. He is admitted in the identified health facility. The two cases in Pune (one is a 13 year old female and the other is 12 year old female) are contact cases of an earlier reported positive case from Pune. Both of them have no travel history and had reported with fever and sore-throat on 16th July to the identified health facility where they are admitted. 1424 persons have been tested so far out of which 268 are positive for Influenza A H1N1 [Swine]. 434 out of the 1424 persons have been identified through entry screening, one hundred and fifty six through contact tracing and the rest were self reported. Of the 268 positive cases, 170 have been discharged. Rest of them remain admitted to the identified health facility. The situation is being monitored. RS/LG