Positive cases of swine flu has increased to 84 with thirteen more persons tested positive for swine flu in Jammu and Kashmir.

The doctor said tests were being conducted to patients to confirm if they were positive or negative as they received patients with suspected cases of swine flu. “We are conducting tests on the suspected patients and those infected have been admitted to the hospital and are being treated,” he said.
Dr. Kaul, is also in-charge of the Influenza Project in the State, told PTI that the new patients have been kept in an intensive care unit of the hospital. “We have kept the patients in isolation and are monitoring their condition regularly,” he said.
Another recent issue that has come up is that, the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD) has claimed the outbreak to be the H1N1 pandemic influenza 2009 and not swine flu.
The H1N1 pandemic influenza 2009 also known as Mexican flu was identified and labelled by World Health Organization. "It is the one that was discovered in Mexico in 2009. It is not the classical swine flu that is caused by pigs," Dr Kulkarni, Principal scientist and director of Bhopal-based NIHSAD said.
Ever since it was detected first in the Latin American country, it continues to circulate seasonally worldwide whenever it gets favourable conditions to spread.
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