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Study reveals why highly infectious cholera variant mysteriously died out
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
A new study reveals why a highly infectious variant of the cholera bug, which caused large disease outbreaks in the early 1990s, did not cause the eighth cholera pandemic as feared but instead unexpectedly disappeared.
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China's economy unlikely to move in 'highest gear' amid COVID outbreaks
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Many businesses in China, particularly customer-facing ones, are afraid that they might not be able to survive till next year as China is still fighting some of the biggest outbreaks.
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IMF asks China to boost vaccinations, recalibrate COVID strategy
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
This recommendation came after an annual review of China's economic policies which saw virtual discussions between the IMF and several senior policy officials on reform progress and challenges, and policy responses.
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WHO to identify pathogens that could cause future outbreaks, pandemics
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
In a statement, the WHO said that starting with a meeting held last Friday, November 18, WHO is convening over 300 scientists who will consider the evidence on over 25 virus families and bacteria, as well as "Disease X."
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Shortage of cholera vaccines forces WHO shift to single-dose approach
Updated : 3 years, 7 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, 7 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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Ahead of 20th National Party Congress, single-person quarantine zones beco
Updated : 3 years, 7 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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Lassa virus endemic area could significantly grow in coming decades
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
San Diego [US], September 27 (ANI): Researchers examined decades' worth of environmental data related to Lassa virus outbreaks for their study, which was published on September 27 in Nature Communications.
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Manufacturing activity falls in China amid surge in electricity consumptio
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Shanghai [China], September 1 (ANI): With record heat waves causing a surge in electricity consumption in China, the manufacturing activity has come to a halt again in the country as repeated COVID-19 outbreaks took a toll on the economy and high power demand, triggering factory shutdowns.
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China's industrial profits decline in July due to COVID-19 curbs, power sh
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 28 (ANI): China's industrial performance in July edged down, due to the decline in demand caused by the sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks and power shortages, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Saturday, Global Times reported.
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Afghanistan gripped by multiple disease outbreaks
Updated : 3 years, 9 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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Pakistan: Cholera outbreak worsens situation in flood-affected Balochistan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], August 10 (ANI): The number of Cholera cases in the Zhob district of Balochistan province is once again on the rise, after the recent devastating spell of rains and floods in the province.
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