Public reassurance

Seasonal influenza mostly self-limiting: ICMR

The ICMR has said that the current influenza strains are well matched with vaccine strains recommended for the Northern Hemisphere.

Seasonal influenza, including H1N1, is mostly self-limiting and presents symptoms such as fever, cough, headache, and body ache.

This clarification comes as Delhi reported a spike in H1N1 cases with 2,602 influenza cases recorded till Friday.