Unanswered questions about Swine Flu in State Grey areas multiply anxiety, RIMS not officially informed
Unanswered questions about Swine Flu in State
Grey areas multiply anxiety, RIMS not officially informed
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 12 2015: Even as the State Government has officially confirmed presence of a Swine Flu case in Manipur, there are still many grey areas which are multiplying people’s confusion and anxiety.
It was none other than Principal Secretary (Health) Dr Suresh Babu who officially confirmed presence of a Swine Flu case in Manipur at a press meet held in the conference hall of Old Secretariat on March 10 where RIMS Director Prof Arunkumar, Health Director O Ibomcha, JNIMS Director Prof Shyamo and Shija Hospital Managing Director Dr Palin were also present.
Despite the official confirmation, there are still many grey areas.
According to experts, only two laboratories have been notified by the Government of India across the country for testing blood samples of people suspected to have been infected by Swine Flu.
One is the National Institute of Communicable Diseases, New Delhi and the second one is Virology Centre, Pune.
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It was not clear in which laboratory the particular blood sample(s) was/were tested before presence of Swine Flu case in Manipur was officially confirmed.
Facilities for testing blood samples of people suspected to have been infected by Japanese Encephalitis, dengue etc are available at RIMS and JNIMS but no such facility is available for Swine Flu.
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