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CDC issues 5-day COVID isolation guidelines
Updated : 2 years ago IST
These guidelines offer practical advice for individuals and organisations to navigate the complexities of illness, recovery, and preventing transmission.
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Simple measurement may predict risk of worsening kidney disease: Study
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Aarhus University researchers discovered a simple way for predicting which people are most likely to develop chronic kidney disease rapidly. This could be a key step towards improved prevention and treatment.
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US: Oregon reports first human case of Bubonic plague in nearly a decade
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
According to the report, contracting the bubonic plague is extremely rare in the US, with an average of 5 to 15 cases occurring each year in the West, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
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COVID-19 likely to have infected 90 pc of Taiwan's population: CDC
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The CDC, which tested 7,000 randomly selected blood donation samples collected in Taiwan between January and June, found that nearly 80 percent came from people who had contracted COVID-19, CDC Deputy Director General Lo Yi-chun said in a weekly briefing.
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Five people succumb to Covid in last 24 hours, 511 cases of JN.1 series va
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) under the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported five deaths due to Covid in the last 24 hours in the country.
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Union Health Minister Mandaviya lays foundation stone for National Centre
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya laid the foundation stone of the regional branches of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in Delhi, along with nine other states, including Assam, through a virtual ceremony on Tuesday.
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"Indian govt committed to strengthen surveillance of infectious diseases t
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Mandaviya laid the foundation stone for the NCDC Regional Branch in Assam, state branches in 6 states (Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha, West Bengal and Mizoram) and BSL-3 labs in 2 States (Himachal Pradesh and Jharkhand) virtually at the NCDC in Delhi.
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Assam Govt signs MoU with Ministry of Health to set up NCDC unit in Kamrup
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Assam Health Minister Keshab Mahanta said that the foundation stone laying ceremony for the Regional Branch of NCDC at Rani will be held within a month.
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China pnemonia outbreak : Govt keeping close watch on developments in othe
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
As per the sources, the ministry has strengthened the preparedness through the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), according to the sources to ANI.
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China says there is no detection of 'unusual or novel pathogens' in surge
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Following a pressing demand from the World Health Organisation to reveal more information on the surge in respiratory illnesses among children, China said there is no detection of any unusual or novel pathogens.
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Poor food choices contribute to poor mental health, risk of diabetes: Stud
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the Centers for Disease Control, people with diabetes (Diabetes Mellitus) are two to three times more likely to suffer from depression than those who do not. Current treatment options include therapy, medication, or both. However, scientific understanding of the multidimensional
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Farmer behaviour is crucial in management of livestock diseases: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers highlighted how changes in farmer conduct can impact disease outbreak prevention.
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