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Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan to visit Muzzafarpur tomorrow
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will visit Muzzafarpur district in Bihar tomorrow, where 69 children have died due to the outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES).
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A team of scientists arrives in Kerala to find the source of Nipah Virus o
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Ernakulam (Kerala) [India], Jun 13 (ANI): An eight-member team of scientists from Institute of Advanced Virology, Kerala, and National Institute of Virology. Pune, arrived in North Paravur, Ernakulam, to collect samples from fruit-eating bats to find the source of Nipah virus.
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Deadly Ebola virus spreads to Uganda from DR Congo
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kasese [Uganda], Jun 12 (ANI): The outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, which has infected more than 2,000 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has spread to Uganda, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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WHO probes HIV outbreak in Pakistan's Sindh province
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Jun 2 (ANI): In the wake of the recent HIV outbreak in the Sindh Province of Pakistan, with nearly 700 cases registered thus far, an international team of experts from the World Health Organisation (WHO) has initiated a probe to ascertain the source of the outbreak.
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No outbreak of cholera in aftermath of Fani: Odisha govt
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 17 (ANI): Refuting the reports of Cholera outbreak in the Puri district in the wake of cyclone 'Fani', Sanjaya Singh, secretary Information and Public Relations, Odisha government said on Friday that there is no epidemic in the affected district.
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Over 830 measles cases confirmed in USA in '19
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 14 (ANI): In a marked resurgence, at least 839 people were confirmed to be suffering from measles as of this month in the United States, as per the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Nationwide curfew imposed in Sri Lanka
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka has imposed a nationwide night curfew beginning from 9 pm on Monday to curtail escalated communal unrest in the country, one of the worst outbreaks since the deadly Easter suicide bombings.
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Ebola outbreak: Death toll breaches 1000-mark in DR Congo
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], May 4 (ANI): At least 1,008 people have lost their lives due to Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) since the outbreak of the virus in August last year, the country's health ministry confirmed.
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Fever outbreak keeps Tripura villagers from voting
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Dhalai (Tripura) [India], Apr 23 (ANI): Hundreds of people in remote Rajdhanpara, in Kalyan Singh ADC village, are in the grip of severe fever for over a week. Lack of medical facilities has worsened their plight.
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Study warns of measles outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 19 (ANI): New research has indicated that a decline in measles vaccination could lead to the outbreak of the disease in full swing.
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Public health emergency declared in Brooklyn amidst measles outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], Apr 9 (ANI): A public health emergency has been declared in Williamsburg here due to a measles outbreak, with 300 cases being recorded until now, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio.
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Ebola outbreak: Death toll breaches 650-mark in DR Congo
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], Apr 9 (ANI): At least 655 people have lost their lives due to Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) since the outbreak of the virus in July last year, the country's health ministry confirmed on Monday.
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