Children’s deaths: Bihar families yet to get compensation
July 2nd, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 2 (IANS) Families of hundreds of children who died of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in Bihar are yet to be paid compensation announced by the state government last ... Read more...
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Ready to assist encephalitis-hit Bihar: WHO
June 29th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The World Health Organisation Friday said it was ready to provide all assistance to encephalitis-hit Bihar.Talking to reporters here, WHO India representative Nata Menabde said ... Read more...
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In encephalitis-hit Bihar, parents pray to god to save their kids
June 29th, 2012 - 11:05 am ICT by IANS
Muzaffarpur(Bihar), June 29 (IANS) The disease has already claimed the lives of more than 200 children and affected nearly 600 in Bihar. Distraught parents are now praying to god to ... Read more...
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Killer disease is not Japanese encephalitis
June 28th, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 28 (IANS) It is official now. The acute encephalitis syndrome(AES) that has killed 233 children in Bihar since May is not Japanese encephalitis, it was announced Thursday.The ruling ... Read more...
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12,000 Delhi premises conducive for mosquito breeding: Walia
June 22nd, 2012 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) A total of 12,000 premises in the capital were found to be conducive for mosquitoes' breeding from February to June this year, said Delhi Health ... Read more...
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‘No mutation of swine flu virus’
April 11th, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The health ministry Wednesday denied reports of swine flu virus H1N1 having mutated and said the situation was under control.Refuting reports that a new strain ... Read more...
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Bihar: Suspected encephalitis kills six more
September 14th, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 14 (IANS) With six more children dying, encephalitis is now suspected to have claimed 25 young lives in Bihar, an official said Wednesday.The six children died in the ... Read more...
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19 children dead in Bihar, encephalitis suspected
September 12th, 2011 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 12 (IANS) With three more children dying, encephalitis is now suspected to have claimed 19 young lives in Bihar, an official said Monday even as the state is ... Read more...
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WHO experts investigate Bihar’s mystery disease
June 24th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 24 (IANS) Health experts, including a team of the World Health Organisation (WHO), are visiting villages in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district to investigate the cause of mystery disease that ... Read more...
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Bihar’s mystery disease identified as toll rises to 41
June 23rd, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 23 (IANS) The mystery disease that has rocked Bihar and killed six more children by Thursday morning, has at last been identified. It is encephalitis, an official ... Read more...
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Mystery disease kills three more in Bihar (Lead)
June 22nd, 2011 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 22 (IANS) Three more children have died of a mysterious disease in Bihar, taking the toll to 35, officials said Wednesday.Two children died after contracting high fever followed ... Read more...
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Mystery disease kills two more in Bihar
June 22nd, 2011 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Patna, June 22 (IANS) Two more children have died of a mysterious disease in Bihar, taking the toll to 34 in the state, officials said Wednesday.The children died after reporting ... Read more...
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‘Small pox virus may become poor man’s atom bomb’
May 28th, 2011 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 28 (IANS) The resolution by the World Health Organization (WHO) to hold on to the two last known remaining stocks of the smallpox virus for "crucial research" raises ... Read more...
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Viral fever hits Kerala’s Alappuzha
May 1st, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 1 (IANS) A series of contagious diseases, including viral fever, that took a heavy toll in Kerala in the previous years have made a comeback in the state's ... Read more...
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Research for Congo virus antidote on: Health expert
January 23rd, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
By Shudip Talukdar
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Further research needs to be done to come up with an antidote to the Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) that has claimed at least three lives ... Read more...
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Govt. hospitals in Ahmedabad gear up to fight Congo virus
January 21st, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by ANI
Ahmedabad, Jan 21 (ANI): The government hospitals here have been put on high alert on Friday after the demise of a 30-year-old woman due to Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF).Professor M D Gajjar, ... Read more...
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Lethal virus not spreading in Gujarat, says minister
January 20th, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Jan 20 (IANS) The lethal Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is not spreading in Gujarat with all the over 50 samples sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) testing negative ... Read more...
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No need to panic about CCHF virus: ICMR
January 19th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 19 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has assured that Crimea Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) outbreaks can easily be controlled by proper hygiene and infection control measures. ... Read more...
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Immediately isolate new lethal virus patients: Virology institute
January 19th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 19 (IANS) Patients detected with the deadly Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) should be isolated immediately so that the virus is not transmitted to others, a National Institute of Virology ... Read more...
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No need to panic about killer virus: ICMR
January 19th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) Wednesday asked people not to panic about the Crimian Congo Haemorregic Fever (CCHF) virus that has killed three people in ... Read more...
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Mystery killer virus identified in Ahmedabad
January 19th, 2011 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Jan 18 (IANS) The mystery virus that created a panic of sorts among the medical fraternity in Ahmedabad following the death of a patient, her consulting doctor and nurse, has been ... Read more...
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Delhi to intensify drive against dengue, chikungunya
October 19th, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) With over 4,500 dengue and 30 chikungunya cases so far in Delhi, Health Minister Kiran Walia Tuesday asked officials from the city government and the Municipal Corporation ... Read more...
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Spurt in swine flu deaths in Kerala, health ministry to send team
June 15th, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) As many as 16 deaths, including those of nine pregnant women, due to swine flu have been reported in Kerala in the last one month while over ... Read more...
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Dozens hospitalised with encephalitis in Gorakhpur
April 15th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Gorakhpur, Apr 15 (ANI): Dozens of children have been admitted to a state-run hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district with symptoms of encephalitis.The disease first came to India in 1978. Thousands ... Read more...
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Swine flu death toll in Nashik rises to 6
August 27th, 2009 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
Nashik, Aug 27 (ANI): Two more swine flu death was reported in Nashik, taking the city toll to 6.Purva Amol Joshi, 23, who was pregnant, died at the Nashik Civil Hospital.Deepali ... Read more...
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10 days on, Bihar awaits H1N1 test results
August 23rd, 2009 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Prashant K. Nanda
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) At least 10 days after Bihar sent seven swine flu samples to Delhi for testing, the state government is still awaiting the results - ... Read more...
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Expert worried over safety of swine flu vaccine
August 22nd, 2009 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
By K.S. Jayaraman
Bangalore, Aug 22 (IANS) A leading virologist has raised concern about the safety of the swine flu vaccine that Indian companies are trying to bring out in a hurry at ... Read more...
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Government to outsource H1N1 tests to private labs
August 17th, 2009 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
By Prashant K. Nanda
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Struggling to cope with the rush of suspected swine flu cases, the government is planning to outsource H1N1 tests to select private diagnostic centres ... 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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Simple influenza test not reliable for H1N1: experts
August 13th, 2009 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) When Delhi resident Radhika Singh's 15-year-old son developed fever and cough - symptoms similar to swine flu - she took him to a doctor who told her ... Read more...
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Government authorised hospitals for swine flu
August 12th, 2009 - 4:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.12 (ANI): In the wake of threat posed by A(HINI) influenza, the Government has authorised a number of hospital across the country for seeking medical attention for swine flu.The ... Read more...
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Pune weather conducive to H1N1 virus
August 12th, 2009 - 3:28 pm ICT by IBNS
Pune, Aug 12 (IBNS) The weather conditions in worst-hit Pune could be conducive to swine flu virus, which is spreading rapidly in the city, said the National Institute of Virology (NIV).
“Pune's climate ... Read more...
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Indian armed forces on guard against spread of swine flu
August 10th, 2009 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The Indian armed forces have taken steps to check the spread of Influenza A (H1N1) into its ranks and identified 50 hospitals around the country for personnel ... Read more...
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Bangalore’s private hospitals join to fight swine flu
August 8th, 2009 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 8 (IANS) With 10 more swine flu cases reported in Bangalore in the last 24 hours, the Karnataka government has roped in the services of 11 private hospitals to tackle ... Read more...
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Orissa’s first swine flu suspect admitted to hospital
August 6th, 2009 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 6 (IANS) An engineer who had recently returned from Singapore was Thursday admitted to a Cuttack hospital with swine flu symptoms, Orissa's first suspected case of the disease.
He was admitted ... Read more...
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