17 students test positive for swine flu in Pune.Byline: ANI Pune (Maharashtra), Sep 9(ANI): Seventeen new positive cases of swine flu swine flu n. A highly contagious form of human influenza caused by a filterable virus identical or related to a virus formerly isolated from infected swine. were reported from Maharashtra's Pune district Pune District is situated in Maharashtra state. Pune city is the district headquarters. According to the latest census (2001), total population of the district is 7,232,555. Urban population comprises of 58. on Wednesday. All the cases have been reported from B K Birla School's hostel at Shirgaon in Pune district, where 17 students have tested positive for the deadly virus and are undergoing treatment at various hospitals. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. officials, all students infected with the virus have shown improvement in their condition following treatment. The hostel houses around 500 students and most of the parents have taken their wards home after the spread of the infection. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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