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Death toll in Nipah virus outbreak rises to 10
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], May 22 (ANI): The death toll in the deadly Nipah virus outbreak has risen to 10, Kerala health minister K.K. Shailaja confirmed on Tuesday.
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Kerala: Nipah virus outbreak claims 2 more lives
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], May 22 (ANI): Two more people suspected to be infected by the deadly Nipah virus died in Kozhikode Medical College hospital here on Tuesday.
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Nipah outbreak: Virus spreading through direct contact
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], May 21 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister K.K. Shailaja on Monday said the reason for sudden outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus was due to the disease being spread through direct contact.
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State govt. closely monitoring outbreak of Nipah Virus: Kerala CM
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], May 21 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday informed that the state government is closely monitoring the outbreak of Nipah virus in the region and taking every possible step to prevent its further spread.
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Nipah Virus: Health ministry constitutes six-member team
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], May 21 (ANI): Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J.P Nadda on Monday directed to constitute a team of highly efficient doctors to probe the outbreak of Nipah Virus in Kerala.
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Nipah Virus outbreak: Health Ministry reviews situation in Kerala
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Minister of Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda along with Secretary Health reviewed the situation in Kerala on Sunday, in relation to the deaths which occurred because of the Nipah virus (NiV).
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Mass vaccinations can't prevent Ebola outbreaks
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
London [U.K.], May 10 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a new Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Kongo. However, a recent research suggests prophylactic mass vaccination programmes are not a realistic option in the battle to prevent the disease.
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Rohingya refugees, host communities being vaccinated against cholera
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Cox's Bazar [Bangladesh], May 7 (ANI): A massive cholera vaccination campaign began on Monday to protect nearly one million Rohingyas and their host communities living in and around the refugee camps in Bangladesh, to prevent any potential outbreak during the ongoing monsoon season.
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A bad news for restaurant owners!
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Apr 16 (ANI): Turns out, restaurant and fast-food joint owners are at the risk of a heavy loss.
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1 killed, 969 wounded in recent Palestine-Israel clashes
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Gaza [Palestine], April 14 (ANI): One Palestinian was killed and 969 were wounded in a fire outbreak reportedly conducted by the Israeli forces during the on-going Israel-Palestine clashes at the Gaza border on Friday.
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Russia's mall fire: Protesters demand resignation of mayor, governor
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Mar. 27 (ANI): A large number of people on Tuesday gathered in front of a municipal building at Kemerovo in Russia to protest against the negligent behaviour of the authorities leading to an outbreak of fire at Zimnyaya Vishnya (Winter Cherry) shopping mall.
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Immune-suppression must while planning for smallpox outbreak
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Mar. 03 (ANI): Unprecedented levels of immune-suppression in countries like Australia and the US must be considered in planning for the real risk of smallpox re-emerging in the world, an expert in infectious diseases has warned.
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