2015 Indian swine flu outbreak

Outbreak Of Swine Flu In India (2015)
Electron microscope image of the reassorted H1N1 influenza virus photographed at the CDC Influenza Laboratory.
Date1 January 2015 – May 2015
LocationIndia
Casualties
2,035 dead (as of 30 March 2015)
33,761 infected (as of 30 March 2015)

The 2015 Indian swine flu outbreak refers to an outbreak of the H1N1 virus[1] in India, during early 2015. The states of Gujarat and Rajasthan were the worst affected.[2][3][4]

India had reported 937 cases and 218 deaths from swine flu in the year 2014. By mid-February 2015, the reported cases and deaths in 2015 had surpassed the previous numbers.[5] The total number of laboratory confirmed cases crossed 33,000 mark with death of more than 2,000 people.

  1. ^ "'It's H1N1 pandemic influenza 2009, not swine flu'". The Times of India. 20 February 2015. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  2. ^ Press Trust of India (March 21, 2015). "Swine flu deaths at 1,895; number of cases near 32K mark". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  3. ^ "India struggles with deadly swine flu outbreak". BBC News. 20 February 2015. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Death toll Gujarat". Business Standard. 15 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
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