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Kerala culls 20k birds after Avian flu reported in Alapuzha district
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
With the outbreak of avian influenza being confirmed in Kerala's Alappuzha district, authorities on Thursday began operations to cull 16,000 birds in Haripad municipality
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Kolkata: Garbage dumped on city roads raises concern of possible dengue ou
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
On Friday, garbage was found littered open on New Town and Salt Lake streets in the city.
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Centre deploys 7-member team in Kerala to investigate Avian Influenza outb
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The team includes 7 experts from NCDC, AIIMS, and MoHFW.
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Scientists find new treatment methods for the new Lassa virus fever
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A new study from scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology gives researchers a guide to neutralizing Lassa virus using a trio of rare antibodies isolated from survivors of Lassa virus infection.
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CM Yogi Adityanath holds meeting with Health Dept on dengue preparedness i
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Uttar Pradesh CM asked the health officials to ensure no shortage of beds and medicines in hospitals.
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Shortage of cholera vaccines forces WHO shift to single-dose approach
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Since January this year, 29 countries have reported cholera cases, including Haiti, Malawi and Syria which are facing large outbreaks. In comparison, in the previous 5 years, fewer than 20 countries on average reported outbreaks. The global trend is moving towards more numerous, more widespr
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Cholera vaccine supply shortage forces shift to one-dose regimen, says WHO
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 19 (ANI): A strained global supply of cholera vaccines has prompted the international body which distributes oral cholera vaccines during outbreaks, to temporarily suspend the standard two-dose vaccination regimen in cholera outbreak response campaigns, using in
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Covid outbreak in Tibet Autonomous Region impacts growth in China
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 15 (ANI): Surge in covid cases in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) has given a severe blow to Chinese authorities to achieve their annual growth targets as the impact is seen on the already slowing Chinese economy, media reports said.
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Ahead of 20th National Party Congress, single-person quarantine zones beco
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 11 (ANI): Amid a surge in Covid-19 outbreaks ahead of the 20th National Party Congress, the Chinese authorities have started to impose single-person quarantine zones in Shanghai.
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Pakistan flood losses estimated to tune of USD 40 bn by World Bank, says S
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 10 (ANI): Pakistan's Climate Change Minister, Sherry Rehman on Monday said that the World Bank estimated the country's flood losses at USD 40 billion.
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China's economy in bad shape, road to recovery may be long
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 8 (ANI): The Chinese economy is in trouble and the road to recovery may be a long one.
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Dussehra: Nepal President offers "Tika-Prasad" to public on Bijaya Dashami
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], October 5 (ANI): Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on Wednesday offered tika to the public on the occasion of Bijaya Dashami, the tenth day of the fortnightly festival of Dashain, popularly called Dussehra in India.
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