Chennai: H1N1 infections are below management within the state, however govt will study the necessity to vaccinate susceptible folks such because the aged and pregnant ladies, mentioned well being minister Okay G Arunraj within the meeting on Thursday.Replying to questions from MLAs, Arunraj mentioned govt was constantly monitoring the H1N1 scenario and urged folks to not panic. States comparable to Delhi and Karnataka are reporting a spike in circumstances of the viral an infection — a subtype of the influenza-A virus that causes signs comparable to fever, cough and sore throat. The an infection can flip extreme, requiring hospitalisation and intensive care in susceptible populations. Whereas H1N1 infections had been increased in the course of the first 4 months of 2025, this yr’s circumstances have peaked from Could to Aug, he mentioned. The govt. is monitoring each day fever, dengue and H1N1 circumstances, deaths and illness clusters, mentioned Arunraj. Mosquito breeding websites had been being recognized and eradicated, alongside measures to regulate grownup mosquito populations. Fever surveillance is being performed each day throughout 5,805 govt and personal hospitals, he added.In the meantime, Tamil Nadu reported 12,856 dengue circumstances and 7 deaths till Aug 26, mentioned the minister. The state has stepped up surveillance and mosquito-control measures throughout monsoon season, when circumstances of the vector-borne illness rise. Whereas Chennai has reported the very best dengue burden within the state, circumstances had been excessive in Coimbatore, Tiruvallur, Salem, Chengalpet, Pudukkottai, Tirupur, Krishnagiri, Ranipet and Villupuram. Well being employees are conducting house-to-house fever surveillance, figuring out clusters and testing suspected dengue sufferers. Docs have been instructed to deal with sufferers exhibiting dengue-like signs appropriately even when their check outcomes are damaging.Dengue is unfold by day-biting Aedes mosquitoes that breed in stagnant clear water, he mentioned, and urged residents to make sure rainwater and clear water don’t accumulate in and round their properties.
