80 confirmed cases of dengue in Bengal
August 10th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IANS) As many as 80 confirmed cases of dengue have been reported so far in West Bengal, a senior health official said Friday."So far there are 80 ... Read more...
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Oral Cholera Vaccine trial successfully completed in Kochi
December 18th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by ANI
By Sankha GhoshKolkata, Dec.18 (ANI): The National Institute for Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED) has successfully completed the trial of an Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) here on Saturday.In 2006, the NICED reformulated ... Read more...
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65 die in Chhattisgarh, exact cause unknown
October 19th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 19 (IANS) At least 65 people have died of suspected water-borne diseases in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur and Dantewada districts but officials are still struggling to identify the exact cause of these ... Read more...
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New live oral cholera vaccine developed by Indian scientists
November 11th, 2009 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Nov.11 (ANI): Scientists from three Indian institutes have developed a new live oral cholera vaccine from non-virulent innocuous strain, which was modified to formulate the vaccine.National Institute of Cholera and Enteric ... Read more...
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One more swine flu case in Orissa, tally three
August 19th, 2009 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 19 (IANS) One more case of swine flu was reported in Orissa Wednesday taking the number of influenza A (H1N1) patients in the state to three, state Health Minister Prasanna ... Read more...
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Orissa reports two swine flu cases
August 18th, 2009 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 18 (IANS) Orissa Tuesday reported two confirmed cases of swine flu - one from Cuttack and the other from Rourkela, said state Health Minister Prasanna Acharya here.
"Two people tested positive. ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh man died but swine flu test result yet awaited
August 14th, 2009 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Nearly 60 hours after Chhattisgarh sent a suspected swine flu patient's sample for testing, the investigation result is still awaited but the patient has already died ... Read more...
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Vi typhoid vaccine protects young Indian children
July 23rd, 2009 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 23 (ANI): A currently available and yet unused typhoid vaccine has been found effective in protecting young children in India, according to researchers.The research team from National Institute of ... Read more...
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Enteric diseases kill eight in Bengal’s Aila-hit areas (Lead)
June 9th, 2009 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) Eight people had died and over 5,000 were afflicted with enteric diseases in two cyclone Aila-hit districts of West Bengal, a senior minister said Monday.
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Enteric diseases kill five in Sundarbans’ Aila-hit areas
June 8th, 2009 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) Five people died and more than a thousand were afflicted with enteric diseases in the cyclone Aila-hit areas of the Sundarbans in West Bengal, an official said Monday.
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Cyclone toll 125, centre to send relief, assessment team (Roundup)
May 31st, 2009 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) The death toll in the havoc caused by Cyclone Aila rose to 125 Saturday, while there were reports of enteric diseases breaking out in the worst hit ... Read more...
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Cholera cases in Hyderabad rise to 26
May 11th, 2009 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 11 (IANS) The number of cholera cases here rose to 26 as hundreds of people who fell sick due to suspected water contamination in different parts of the state were ... Read more...
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16 cholera cases confirmed in Hyderabad
May 9th, 2009 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 9 (IANS) Even before the Andhra Pradesh capital could recover from the drinking water contamination, which left nine people dead and over 500 ill, an outbreak of cholera has come ... Read more...
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