28-year-old man from Indapur dies of swine flu

He was later referred to KEM hospital where he was intubated and put on ventilator control on December 28.

A 28-year-old man from Indapur tehsil in Pune district died of swine flu (H1N1 virus) at KEM hospital. This is the third death due to swine flu this year.

A K Yadav from Yadav Vasti in Indapur had fever, cough and breathlessness since December 8 last year and was admitted to Dr Wable hospital at Baramati from December 9 to 11.

He was later referred to KEM hospital in Pune for further treatment where he was intubated and put on ventilator control on December 28.

Tamiflu tablets had been started from December 11, doctors said. However the patient’s condition deteriorated and he suffered from cardio respiratory arrest with multi organ failure due to swine flu on January 16.

A total of 415 persons have been screened for swine flu out of which 12 persons have been given Tamiflu tablets.

Five persons have tested positive with swine flu since January this year and three have succumbed to the virus.

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