892 people detected with swine flu in Telangana
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Swine flu is an infection caused by one of the several Swine Influenza Viruses (SIV), with the H1N1 strain being the most common across the country, particularly in Telangana.
Hyderabad: With Telangana witnessing a rise in swine flu cases recently, data has revealed that samples of 892 people were tested positive at the Institute of Preventive Medicine lab over the last three months.
"Temperature has dipped. The virus will survive more in low temperatures. In the last three months, 4228 swine flu samples were tested in the Institute of Preventive Medicine lab in which 892 tested positive," Fever Hospital Director Dr K Shankar told ANI.
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