Lok Sabha Question No. 3950 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Swine Flu
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3950 TO BE ANSWERED ON  10 TH AUGUST, 2018

## SWINE FLU

## 3950. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether swine flu outbreak has been reported from various parts of the country inc Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, the number of swine flu deaths reported during the last two years, State/UT - wise;
- (c) the remedial steps taken by the Government to check the outbreak of this serious disease
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## ( SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a ) & ( b): Yes. Outbreaks of seasonal influenza A (H1N1)/Swine Fluhave been reported from various parts of country including Maharashtra. The State /UTs wise details of cases and due to Swine Flu reported during the last 2 years are placed at Annexure.
- (c  )  & ( d): Health  is  a  State  subject;  however,  the  Central  Government  has  been  close monitoring the Seasonal Influenza ( Swine F lu) situation and is in regular touch with the State on the issue and has taken following steps to check the outbreak of the dise ase :
- i.Prior to the onset of i nfluenza season, the situation is reviewed by the Minister for Health Family Welfare.
- ii. V ideo  conferences  are  he l d by  the  Senior  Officers  of  the  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family Welfare with  the  Principal  Secretaries  of  all  affec ted  States/UTs to review  their preparedness on regular basis.
- iii. The Joint Monitoring Group under the chairmanship of DGHS is also reviewing the situat regularly. The last meeting of this Expert group was held on 21/05/2018.
- iv. Ministry  of  Health  and  Fa mily  Welfare  had  also  deputed  expert  Public  Health  Teams  to Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala and Telangana in 2017 and to Rajasthan in 2018 to assis States.  The  Ministry      is  also  providing  logistics  support  to  the  States  during logistics. Under the  Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), state surveillanc officers from 33 States have been re - oriented on latest guidelines of Seasonal Influenza A (H1N1). National Guidelines on Seasonal Influenza has been prepared and circulated t States/UTs. Vaccine Guidance including composition of the vaccine are also issued e year.

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs           | 2016   | 2016   | 2017   | 2017   |
|-----------|----------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Sl. No.   | States/UTs           | Cases  | Deaths | Cases  | Deaths |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar    | 0      | 0      | 2      | 1      |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh       | 12     | 5      | 476    | 14     |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 0      | 0      | 5      | 1      |
| 4         | Assam                | 0      | 0      | 199    | 5      |
| 5         | Bihar                | 0      | 0      | 26     | 0      |
| 6         | Chandigarh           | 6      | 0      | 63     | 6      |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh         | 6      | 4      | 305    | 64     |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 1      | 0      | 15     | 4      |
| 9         | Daman & Diu          | 0      | 0      | 6      | 2      |
| 10        | Delhi                | 193    | 7      | 2835   | 16     |
| 11        | Goa                  | 6      | 0      | 260    | 12     |
| 12        | Gujarat              | 411    | 55     | 7709   | 431    |
| 13        | Haryana              | 68     | 5      | 252    | 9      |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh     | 14     | 5      | 77     | 15     |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir      | 2      | 0      | 140    | 26     |
| 16        | Jharkhand            | 1      | 1      | 35     | 2      |
| 17        | Karnataka            | 110    | 0      | 3260   | 15     |
| 18        | Kerala               | 23     | 1      | 1414   | 76     |
| 19        | Lakshadweep          | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh       | 38     | 12     | 802    | 146    |
| 21        | Maharashtra          | 82     | 26     | 6144   | 778    |
| 22        | Manipur              | 0      | 0      | 8      | 1      |
| 23        | Meghalaya            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 24        | Mizoram              | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 25        | Nagaland             | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 26        | Odisha               | 1      | 0      | 414    | 54     |
| 27        | Pondicherry          | 1      | 0      | 168    | 9      |
| 28        | Punjab               | 177    | 64     | 295    | 86     |
| 29        | Rajasthan            | 197    | 43     | 3619   | 279    |
| 30        | Sikkim               | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu           | 122    | 2      | 3315   | 17     |
| 32        | Telangana            | 166    | 12     | 2165   | 21     |
| 33        | Tripura              | 0      | 0      | 44     | 0      |
| 34        | Uttarakhand          | 20     | 5      | 184    | 22     |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh        | 122    | 16     | 3858   | 132    |
| 36        | West Bengal          | 7      | 2      | 716    | 26     |
| Total     | Total                | 1786   | 265    | 38811  | 2270   |