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Delhi govt declares 'Black Fungus' an epidemic in national capital
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Putting out an official notification, the Delhi government on Thursday declared 'Black Fungus' (Mucormycosis) an epidemic in the national capital.
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Deconstructing black fungus: Experts talk about myths, misconceptions arou
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): Mucormycosis, previously known as zygomycosis and sometimes termed as black fungus, is a serious fungal infection, found generally in people with less ability to fight infection. As the cases of black fungus infection continue to rise in India, doctors and sc
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Black fungus: Amphotericin B Emulsion injections manufacturing beings in M
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): Maharashtra-based Genetic Life Sciences has begun manufacturing Amphotericin B Emulsion injections, which are used for treating Mucormycosis or Black Fungus, the Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's office informed on Thursday.
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Central govt provides licence to 5 companies to ramp up Amphotericin B inj
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The Central government has given licence to five companies to ramp up the production of Liposomal Amphotericin B injections, which is used to treat black fungus or mucormycosis, the sources said.
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Indore reports 498 black fungus cases, 15 died so far
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 26 (ANI): As many as 498 cases of black fungus also known as Mucormycosis have been reported in Indore out of which 15 people have died so far due to the infection, informed Medical and Health Officer, Dr Bhure Singh Setya.
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Black fungus: Center allocates 29,250 additional vials of Amphotericin-B t
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): The Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Sadananda Gowda informed on Wednesday that additional 29,250 vials of Amphotericin-B, used in the treatment of Mucormycosis, were allocated to States and Union Territories, based on their number of patients
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Black Fungus: Owing to costs of treatment, poor families stand helpless wh
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Soon after the battle for Covid-19 is over, recovered patients are falling prey to mucormycosis in huge numbers, which leads to fungal infection. The Centre declared it as a notifiable disease while 11 states have already declared it as an epidemic.
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AAP launches 'Doctor Helpline' for information on COVID, Black Fungus in P
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 26 (ANI): Punjab unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday launched 'Doctor Helpline' campaign to deal with COVID-19 and Black Fungus (Mucormycosis) infections in the state.
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Black fungus: Centre allocates additional 19,420 vials of Amphotericin-B t
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): In view of the rising Mucormycosis (commonly known as black fungus) cases across the country, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers on Tuesday informed that it has allocated 19,420 additional vials of Amphotericin-B to various States and Union Territor
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Black fungus treatment should start early, drug availability should improv
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): With rise in the number of mucormycosis cases in the national capital, doctors have urged caution and said availability of drugs should improve.
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Karnataka reports 446 black fungus cases, 12 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 24 (ANI): Karnataka has reported 446 cases of mucormycosis or black fungus infections and 12 related fatalities so far, state's Health and Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar said on Monday.
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330 black fungus patients undergoing treatment in Indore hospitals
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 24 (ANI): As many as 330 patients infected with Mucormycosis or black fungus are undergoing treatment in Indore, informed Madhya Pradesh Minister Tulsi Silawat on Monday.
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