Tag: influenza

Israel reports first case of ‘flurona’ – a rare double infection of Covid and influenza

Israel has recorded the first case of a rare mixture of two diseases, influenza and coronavirus, dubbed “flurona”. Local reports said that the patient was a young pregnant woman, who was in hospital, although her symptoms were mild. “She was diagnosed with the flu and coronavirus as soon as she arrived,” said Arnon Vizhnitser, director of […]

Health ministry on high alert after flu kills one in Nairobi

The Ministry of Health has denied claims that there is an outbreak of swine flu in Kenya. Dr Wekesa Masasabi, who is the acting director general of health, said on Sunday that only one person has died from severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) that is caused by Influenza type A/H3N2 virus. It had been reported […]