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Patient with suspected black fungus infection flees W Bengal's Siliguri ho
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Siliguri (West-Bengal) [India], June 18 (ANI): A patient suspected of having contracted mucormycosis, commonly known as Black Fungus infection allegedly ran away from Siliguri's North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH), where she was admitted in the ENT ward, hospital authorities
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9 held in Hyderabad for black marketing of Amphotericin B injections
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 17 (ANI): Hyderabad Police on Thursday nabbed two gangs, consisting of nine persons for allegedly indulging in illegally procuring and selling of Amphotericin B, a drug used in the treatment of black fungus.
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34-year-old 'green fungus' patient airlifted to Mumbai from Indore
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 15 (ANI): A 34-year-old patient has been airlifted from a private hospital in Indore to Mumbai's Hinduja hospital on Monday after being detected with 'green fungus' infection, possibly the first such case in the country.
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Andhra's black fungus cases reach 2,303, toll at 157
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 14 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh has so far reported 2,303 cases of black fungus or mucormycosis, while 157 people have died due to the disease, said the State Medical and Health Principal Secretary Anil Kumar Singhal on Monday.
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Black fungus: 1,06,300 vials of Amphotericin-B allocated to states, UTs
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers DV Sadananda Gowda on Monday said that 1,06,300 vials of black fungus drugs Amphotericin B have been allocated to states, union territories and to the Central Institutions.
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Black fungus cases in Maharashtra soar to 7,395
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 14 (ANI): Maharashtra's cumulative count of black fungus or mucormycosis cases reached 7,395 on Sunday, as per the state health department.
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Black fungus cases in Uttarakhand reach 356 as Dehradun report 21 news cas
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 12 (ANI): Dehradun reported 21 new cases of black fungus and six deaths on July 10, informed the state Health Department on Friday.
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HC asks Centre to ensure uninterrupted supply of lifesaving drugs to Uttra
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 10 (ANI): The Nainital High Court has directed the Central Government to provide an uninterrupted supply of life-saving medicines to Uttarakhand.
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Centre issues guidelines for management of black fungus disease in childre
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): The Director General of Health Services (DGHC) under the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday issued guidelines for the management of Mucormycosis or black fungus disease in children below 18 years.
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Black fungus: 764 cases, 49 deaths reported in Indore
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 10 (ANI): As many as 764 cases of black fungus have been reported so far and 49 people have succumbed to the disease in Indore, informed Apoorva Tiwari, District Data Manager, Health Department, Indore.
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Black fungus: Centre allocates 3,21,100 vials of Liposomal Amphotericin-B
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): In order to combat black fungus cases, the Centre has allocated 3,21,100 vials of anti-fungal drug Liposomal Amphotericin-B to states in the past nine days.
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Indore hospital stops administering lyophilised Amphotericin B injections
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 8 (ANI): A government hospital in Indore has stopped administering lyophilised Amphotericin B injections to black fungus patients after some of them who received the shots started experiencing side effects.
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