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Measles becomes 'an imminent global threat' due to the Covid pandemic: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The World Health Organization(WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday (local time) said that measles immunization had dropped significantly since the coronavirus pandemic began, resulting in a record high of nearly 40 million children missing a vaccin
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High-level teams deputed to Ranchi, Ahmedabad and Malappuram in wake of me
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In the wake of an upsurge in Measles cases, three high-level multi-disciplinary three-member teams will be deputed to Ranchi (Jharkhand), Ahmedabad (Gujarat) and Malappuram (Kerala), the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Wednesday.
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Centre deputes high-level team to Mumbai to manage Measles outbreak
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In a bid to assess and manage the upsurge in measles cases in Mumbai, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has decided to depute a three-members high-level multi-disciplinary team in the city.
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Hikma launches RYALTRIS™ seasonal allergic rhinitis nasal spray in t
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK]/ Mahwah (New Jersey) [US], Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 31 (ANI/PRNewswire): Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (Hikma, Group), the multinational pharmaceutical company, and Glenmark Specialty S.A., a subsidiary of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Glenmark) - an innovation driven gl
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Afghanistan gripped by multiple disease outbreaks
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 10 (ANI): Afghanistan is facing multiple disease outbreaks, including Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD), measles, Congo fever, dengue fever, and Covid-19, media reports said citing a recent World Health Organization (WHO) report.
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132 die of measles in Republic of Congo
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Brazzaville [DR Congo], April 28 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 132 people have lost their lives due to contracting measles out of 6,259 cases recorded as of April 24 throughout the Republic of the Congo, Congolese Health Minister Gilbert Mokoki said Thursday.
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Raging measles outbreak killed 150 in Afghanistan in January: WHO
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 14 (ANI): Amid the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the raging measles outbreak infected tens of thousands and killed more than 150 people in Afghanistan last month, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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Kabul hospital receives 8 malnourished children every day: UNICEF
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 14 (ANI): Amid the deepening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Sunday expressed concern about the situation of malnourished children and informed that Indira Gandhi hospital in Kabul receives
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Death of three children in Belagavi, Karnataka: CM Bommai seeks detailed r
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Belagavi (Karnataka) [India], January 17 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday has sought a comprehensive report from the Deputy Commissioner after three children died in the Belagavi district.
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Afghanistan hit with rapid surge in outbreak of measles: WHO
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 15 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) said that due to lack of vaccine, Afghanistan has been hit with a rapid surge in the outbreak of measles.
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US pauses evacuation flights from Afghanistan after Measles cases detected
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] September 11 (ANI): Evacuation flights from Afghanistan have been halted after four cases of measles were discovered among Afghans who had recently arrived in the country.
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Measles virus expressing the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein stabilized in its pr
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 13 (ANI): An attenuated measles virus expressing the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein stabilized in its prefusion form induced higher levels of SARS-CoV-2-specific neutralizing antibodies in cotton rats than a virus expressing native full-length spike protein, scientists said
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