Govt's swine flu website not updated since December 2010

Notwithstanding the fresh cases of swine flu, including 21 deaths during the first three months of the year, the Union Health Ministry has not updated its web site on the disease since December 2010.

The Ministry had created a special website dedicated to spread information about the severity of the disease including precautionary measure to be undertaken if effected, after the 2009 outbreak.

When contacted, the officials from Union Government and the state government chose to put the blame on each other.

The web site http://mohfw-h1n1.nic.in  was created by the Union Health Ministry in update status of Influenza A (H1N1)being reported from different parts of the country. The last update was on December 2010.

Till March 30 this year, a total of 309 cases of swine flu, including 21 deaths, have been reported from across the country with the worst affected states being Maharasthra, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh.

Delhi which has already reported six cases till now, with the first being reported in the month of January, does not find any mention in the website.

In the total 48,752 confirmed cases of H1N1 Influenza virus since 2009, 2,840 deaths have taken place with the maximum of 953 in Maharashtra, 492 in Gujarat, 321 in Rajasthan, 266 in Kerala, 107 in Andhra Pradesh, 151 in Delhi, 131 in Kerala and 122 in Madhya Pradesh.