Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Nearly Three-Year-Old Girl Tests Positive for H1N1 in Durg
A girl who is almost three years old became sick with a cold and fever.
Her family took her to a private hospital in Durg.
Doctors thought she might have swine flu.
A test showed that she had an H1N1 infection.
She is staying in an isolation ward while doctors treat and watch her.
Officials say she is stable and out of danger.
Health workers are checking her family for signs of illness.
Seasonal flu often improves with proper care and rest.
A two-year-11-month-old girl in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district tested positive for an H1N1 infection.
Her family took her to a private hospital after she developed a cold and fever.
Doctors tested her after suspecting swine flu, confirming the H1N1 infection.
She is being treated in an isolation ward and remains under close medical observation.
Officials said her condition is stable, while health workers monitor her family for symptoms.
- Who
- A two-year-11-month-old girl, her family, doctors and health officials.
- What
- The girl was confirmed to have an H1N1 infection, commonly called swine flu.
- When
- The confirmation was reported on Sunday; no calendar date was provided.
- Where
- A private hospital in Durg district, Chhattisgarh.
- Why
- Doctors tested her after she developed a cold and fever and they suspected swine flu.
- Patient
- Girl aged two years and 11 months
- Infection
- H1N1
- Common name
- Swine flu
- Treatment location
- Private hospital in Durg district
- Current condition
- Stable and out of danger
- Precaution
- Treatment in an isolation ward
- Public-health response
- Family members are being monitored for symptoms
