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WHO urges member states to continue with 'strong surveillance' amid rising
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In the wake of the surge in respiratory diseases and new JN.1 COVID sub-variant, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said that the virus is evolving and changing and urged the member states to continue with strong surveillance and sequence sharing.
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Pristyn Care Survey Finds 3 Out of 10 People Don't Buy Health Insurance Du
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], December 14: On the occasion of Universal Health Coverage Day, a new study by healthcare provider Pristyn Care found that 3 out of 10 people don't buy health insurance due to high premium. Additionally, approximately 34% of people do not have much awareness about
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Abu Dhabi to host global consultation on comprehensive surveillance of res
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The event will bring together over 100 participants, including representatives from the Global disease prevention and diagnostic laboratories in 60 countries and international experts.
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Throat pain, symptoms similar to routine infections common during winter o
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
After the Union Health Ministry recently said that it is closely monitoring the reported outbreak of H9N2 cases and clusters of respiratory illness in children, Director of Lady Harding Hospital, Dr Subhash Giri reiterated to take precautions and said that H9N2 virus in China is spreading
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Respiratory illness cases in China due to "common viruses, no possibility
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Amid rising cases of respiratory illness in China, Dr SK Kabra, (HoD Mother and Child Block, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, AIIMS) has said that viral infections are common in winters and there is no possibility of another pandemic like COVID yet.
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Pakistan: Another person tests positive for Congo fever in Karachi
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Another person has been tested positive for the Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in Karachi, ARY News reported on Saturday citing health authorities.
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Vaccine Partner Valneva receives FDA approval for the World's first chikun
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Nottingham [England], November 22: The FDA on 10th November 2023 announced the approval of IXCHIQ®, Valneva's vaccine against the chikungunya virus. Notably, this is the first vaccine against the mosquito-borne disease to have been granted marketing approval by the FDA.
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Pakistan: Dengue cases tally crosses 11000 in Punjab, new 139 cases detect
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Dengue virus is a mosquito-borne viral disease that has rapidly spread in recent years around the world. Dengue virus is transmitted by female mosquitoes mainly of the species Aedes aegypti and, to a lesser extent, Ae. Albopictus
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Doctor diagnosed with Congo virus dies in Pakistan's Quetta
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A doctor who was diagnosed with the Congo virus, died in Pakistan's Quetta on Sunday, ARY News reported.
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Pakistan: Authorities alarmed as Poliovirus spreads rapidly in Karachi
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Authorities have been alarmed in the Karachi district of Sindh after the Ministry of Health on Thursday confirmed that the polio virus has been found in the environmental sample there, ARY News reported.
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AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal attacks Assam CM over his remarks on 'madrasas
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Reacting to this, AIUDF chief Ajmal said, "After shutting down the madrasas and azan, CM Sarma said that Muslims are a virus and they should leave India. After losing their power and position in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Assam CM and his mentors Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Mini
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Parul Sevashram Hospital Empowers Staff with Mega Vaccination Drive during
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 27: Parul Sevashram Hospital, a frontrunner in healthcare excellence, recently conducted a significant Mega Vaccination Drive as part of their observance of Infection Control Week. The theme for the 2023 Infection Prevention and Control week is "Celebrating the Fun
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