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AGO trap: Eliminates female mosquitoes to help curb chikungunya virus
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 28 (ANI): A disease control centre developed an Autocidal Gravid Ovitrap (AGO trap) that attracts and captures female mosquitoes looking for a site to lay eggs. After which researchers reported that AGO traps successfully protected people from infection with chiku
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Ease the sting of vector-borne diseases with Dengue Cover from Bajaj Finse
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India] July 20 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria are spread through mosquitoes and affect many people across India every year. As per the reports from the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, in 2018, more than 89,974 d
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Cabinet approves Rs 13,343 cr for vaccination of animals
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): The Centre has approved Rs 13,343 crore for the National Animal Disease Control Programme for Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis for the next five years.
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Scientists develop app to monitor asthma in kids
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], May 18 (ANI): Scientists have developed an app that can aid parents and doctors to monitor asthma in children.
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Over 830 measles cases confirmed in USA in '19
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 14 (ANI): In a marked resurgence, at least 839 people were confirmed to be suffering from measles as of this month in the United States, as per the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Over 700 cases of Measles surface in US
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 30 (ANI): At least 704 people in the United States have been affected by measles this year, authorities said on Monday.
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West Nile Fever: Health Ministry reviews preparedness in Kerala
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Mallapuram (Kerala) [India], Mar 20 (ANI): The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, along with officials from National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reviewed the current situation, state preparedness and action taken to deal with West Nile Fever (WNF) here after a minor boy in the distri
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Transgender women at higher risk of being in HIV transmission network
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 12 (ANI): The HIV virus evolves quickly, with genetic variations arising frequently and local health departments and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) use those HIV genetic sequences to trace the virus' transmission history.
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Swine flu spreads in Delhi, toll now 18
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India) [India], Jan 30 (ANI): There is an alarming rise in the number of swine flu cases in the national capital, which has seen over 500 cases being reported from various hospitals in the city over the past one month.
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Launch of Capacity Building Initiative in India
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (Delhi) [India], Aug 21 (NewsVoir): Recognizing that Cardiovascular disease (CVD), including ischemic heart disease and strokes, are an existing public health challenge and a leading cause of death globally, the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) along with the World Heart Fe
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Nipah Virus controlled within 12 hours: Nadda
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 05 (ANI): Union Minister for Health, J. P. Nadda on Tuesday downplayed the Nipah virus outbreak, assuring that the situation was under control.
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May Measurement month 2018 launched by ICMR, ISH, PHFI, CCDC, API, and par
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI-NewsVoir): Raised blood pressure attributes to the leading risk factor for morbidity and mortality in India. Hypertension is attributable to 10.8 percent of all deaths in India. To raise awareness about Hypertension, the Indian Council of Medical Research (CMR),
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