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Polio continues to cripple Pakistan as virus yet again detected across 20
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Poliovirus has been detected in 20 sewage sample testing across Pakistan, as reported by ARY News on Sunday citing National Reference Laboratory.
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Shivraj Chouhan calls meeting in Coimbatore on July 11 to address declinin
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday called a meeting in Coimbatore on July 11, 2025, at 10 am to address the declining productivity of cotton in India, which has been affected by the TSV virus impacting BT cotton, bringing together experts from various fields.
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485 people are currently on Nipah virus contact list in Kerala, says Healt
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In Malappuram, 18 people are receiving treatment, with one patient in ICU care. So far, 42 samples from the district have tested negative for Nipah virus. In Palakkad, 3 individuals remain in isolation, with 7 samples confirmed negative to date, as per the release.
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Kerala Health Minister Veena George chairs review meeting on prevention of
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Kerala Health Minister Veena George chaired a review meeting regarding the prevention of the Nipah virus at the Collectorate Conference Hall in Malappuram. There are 461 people in the Nipah contact list, out of which 27 people are at a high risk, Health Minister Veena George said.
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Nipah virus outbreak: NCDC team in close contact with Kerala unit, activel
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to official sources, the deployment of a National Joint Outbreak Response Team (NJORT) is being considered.
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Nipah virus alert issued in three Kerala districts after two suspected cas
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The tests conducted at medical college hospitals in Malappuram and Kozhikode have confirmed the infections. Samples have also been sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune for further confirmation.
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Pakistan reports new polio case from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, overall tally in
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, confirmed a case of poliovirus in a 19-month-old boy from Union Council Miranshah-3, bringing the total number of polio cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to eight.
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Pakistan: Sindh records first dengue death of 2025; most cases in Karachi
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Sindh province in Pakistan on Monday confirmed its first dengue-related death of 2025, with a 24-year-old male patient succumbing to the virus at the Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital, as reported by Geo News.
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Pakistan reports new polio case in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, overall tally in 20
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The latest case is the seventh polio case reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2025, demonstrating the concerns over virus circulation in high-risk zones.
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Made-in-India RAMBAAN rapid action Mobile BSL-3 Lab on wheels reaching out
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The Mobile BSL-3 [MBSL-3] laboratory is an innovative initiative of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for providing the diagnostic surge capacity for enhancing the onsite laboratory services during the outbreaks of known and unknown high risk pathogens.
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Common Respiratory Viruses Linked to Heart Events in the Short-Term: The U
Updated : 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25: Common viral respiratory infections such as COVID-19, Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza are linked to an increased short-term risk of stroke and heart attack in adults, new University of Melbourne research has found.
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Indigenous rapid detection kit ready to detect Nipah virus with 100% accur
Updated : 9 months ago IST
According to Dr Naveen Kumar, Director, ICMR-NIV, Pune, "Based on amplification of viral gene without the need for a specialised machine at the field level. It's 100% sensitive and specific."
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