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Now, a method for mobile, instant diagnosis of viruses
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 13 (ANI): Recent years have seen the discovery of a new miniature, high-throughput and portable sequencing technique for health purposes of both humans and animals. The device uses mobile laboratories to diagnose viruses such as Ebola or Zika almost instantly, that
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Undetectable levels of HIV is untransmittable, say experts
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 12 (ANI): Officials from the National Institutes of Health have said that the results from years of clinical evidence that firmly established that the HIV Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) concept is scientifically sound.
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Over 600 cases of Ebola detected in Congo
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], Jan 3 (ANI): Democratic Republic of Congo's Ministry of Health revealed that over 600 cases of Ebola virus have been detected in the region since the outbreak of the disease in August last year.
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Zika infection under control: Rajasthan government
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Rajasthan government has said that Zika infection is under control in the state and no positive cases of Zika virus have been reported or found in the state after October 28.
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'India has potential to eradicate HIV'
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 2 (ANI): India has the potential to eradicate the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) diseases if all strategies are put well in place, said Bilali Camara, Country Director, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
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Tripura Health Min raises concern over increasing HIV cases in 3 northeast
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Dec 01 (ANI): Tripura Health Minister Sudip Roy Barman has expressed concern over the increase of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection cases, particularly in three northeastern states- Mizoram, Tripura and Manipur.
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Link found between stigma, cognitive performance in people with HIV
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 28 (ANI): Stigma related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) impairs cognition in men living with the condition, finds a study.
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Probiotics not beneficial for young kids with stomach virus
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 25 (ANI): Children with stomach viruses are often given probiotics to ease symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea. However, a new study has found that commonly used probiotic is not effective in improving symptoms in young patients with gastroenteritis.
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Dengue cases surge in Hyderabad
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Oct 26 (ANI): Hyderabad has shown an alarming increase of dengue cases in the past few weeks. Scores of people have been tested positive with the mosquito-borne virus.
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5 new Zika virus cases reported in Jaipur
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Oct 25 (ANI): Five fresh Zika virus cases have been detected in Jaipur on Thursday. However, out of a total of 140 patients who were infected with Zika, 131 have recovered from it.
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120 people tested positive for Zika in Rajasthan
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan), Oct 23 (ANI): Around 120 people have tested positive for Zika virus in Rajasthan, state health minister Kalicharan Saraf said on Monday.
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Rajasthan govt on toes to get rid of Zika virus
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): After the outbreak of Zika virus in Rajasthan, the state government is leaving no stone unturned to take precautionary measures to control the disease from spreading.
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