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Bird Flu: 2,403 birds dead in Himachal, number likely to increase
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], January 6 (ANI): With over 2,400 birds dead so far in Himachal Pradesh, the state has been put on high alert for avian influenza and officials are monitoring the situation according to state forest minister Rakesh Pathania.
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Nearly 400 crows found dead in Madhya Pradesh, 3 districts reported bird f
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 5 (ANI): Putting the administration on high alert, nearly 400 crows were found dead in 10 districts of Madhya Pradesh so far, confirming the spread of bird flu in the state.
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Several Indian states report bird flu outbreak
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, India has reported the emergence of bird flu since last week. The presence of the virus is confirmed in the dead birds in Madhya Pradesh and Kerala while Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat, too, have a strong sus
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After deaths of migratory birds, sale, purchase of poultry products prohib
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) [India], January 4 (ANI): After hundreds of winter migratory birds were found dead in the Pong Dam Lake sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh recently, Kangra District Magistrate on Monday issued an order completely prohibiting sale, purchase and export of any poultry produ
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Research reveals compromised transfer of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies th
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 24 (ANI): Recent analyses indicate that pregnant women and newborns may face elevated risks of developing more severe cases of COVID-19 following SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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France confirms H5N8 avian influenza outbreak on duck farm
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): France's Ministry of Agriculture said Tuesday that a highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza had been detected on a duck farm in the southwest of the country, confirming the country's first farm outbreak of the virus this year.
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E-cigarette users may have increased susceptibility to COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 18 (ANI): In a controlled study of smokers, nonsmokers, and e-cigarette users, University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers found that e-cigarette users exhibited significantly altered immune responses to a model of influenza virus infection, suggesti
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Vaccines against COVID-19 may not need to be administered annually: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Ekaterina Ivanova - Any safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19 may not need to be administered annually, unlike vaccines for influenza, Dr. Richard Mihigo, the program area manager for immunization and vaccine development at the World Health Or
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Comparative study reveals hospitalized COVID-19 patients have less comorbi
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 11 (ANI): A comparative study between hospitalized coronavirus and Influenza patients revealed that COVID-19 patients had fewer comorbidities and lower medication use than influenza patients.
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High doses of favipiravir counter SARS-CoV-2 in hamsters, Hydroxychloroqui
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 10 (ANI): Researchers report that treatment with high doses of favipiravir, an antiviral drug that has been used to treat pandemic influenza in Japan, significantly reduced SARS-CoV-2 levels in the lungs, improved lung pathology, and reduced virus transmission by dir
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Hospitalised COVID-19 patients are younger, healthier than influenza patie
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): Patients hospitalised with COVID-19 were more likely male, younger, and, in both the US and Spain, had fewer comorbidities (condition of having multiple diseases at the same time) and lower medication use than hospitalised influenza patients according to a r
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COVID-19 likely to become a seasonal disease, say scientists
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 19 (ANI): COVID-19, the illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, will likely become seasonal in countries with temperate climates, but only when herd immunity is attained, suggests a new review published in Frontiers in Public Health.
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