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Is India Prepared For Influenza? Central Disease Control Body, WHO Assess
The National Centre for Disease Control, under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in collaboration with the World Health Organization in India met to strengthen influenza preparedness in the country.
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Centre's "Keep Close Watch" Directive Amid Monkeypox Outbreak In Europe
Amid cases of Monkeypox reported in a few countries, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has directed the National Centre for Disease Control and the ICMR to keep a close watch on the situation, official sources said Friday.
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6 Passengers From "At-Risk" Countries Admitted To Delhi Hospital
Their samples have been sent to the National Centre for Disease Control for genome sequencing to ascertain if they have the new variant, Omicron, they said.
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Health Body Chief On Status Of Covid Variants, New Mutants In India
The UK strain of coronavirus is currently dominating parts of north India while the double mutant variant is found mostly in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat, Director of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Sujeet Singh said on Wednesday
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Delhi Should Prepare For 15,000 Daily Covid Cases During Winter: Report
Delhi needs to be prepared for about 15,000 fresh cases of COVID-19 per day taking into account the upcoming winter season-related respiratory problems, large influx of patients from outside and festive gatherings, a report drafted by the NCDC has warned.
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High Court Seeks Results Of Sero Surveillance Tests Conducted In Delhi
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to file its report on the results and analysis of the antibody testing, also called sero surveillance, carried out in the national capital.
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Zika Virus: Centre Issues Guidelines; Warns Against Travel To Affected Areas
A day after WHO declared emergency over the "explosive" spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the Centre today issued detailed guidelines for combating the disease, including a travel advisory that asks pregnant women to either defer or cancel their travel to the affected areas.
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Mumbai Play Called off After Objections by Religious Groups
Even before its first show, a play titled 'Agnes of God' has fallen foul of some religious groups, including the Catholic Bishop's Conference of India, which has written to the Union Home ministry asking for a ban on its performance altogether, claiming it hurts their religious sentiments.
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Villagers in Goa Refuse Vaccination Against Rare Disease
Goa state health authorities are despaired at refusal of residents of a village to get themselves vaccinated against a rare disease which spreads from monkeys and has caused nine deaths over the last few months.
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Why Swine Flu Virus is Deadlier This Year: Indian Scientists Dismiss American Study
Indian government scientists have dismissed a new Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, IT study that says the swine flu virus in India has mutated and is deadlier, leading to a more severe outbreak this year. This year, over 1400 people have died of swine flu across India.
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216 Deaths Due to Swine Flu in February: Health Ministry
As many as 216 people have lost their lives to Swine Flu across the country in the first ten days of February as the death toll mounted to 407 due to the contagious disease this year, mostly in states like Gujarat and Rajasthan.
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Nine Swine Flu Cases Reported in Delhi
Five fresh cases of swine flu were reported in the national capital on Tuesday, taking the figure to nine this year, health officials said.
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Delhi: Nigerian National Tests Inconclusive for Ebola; Sample Sent to Pune
A Nigerian national has been kept under observation at a city hospital after his ELISA blood test for Ebola virus done at the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in Delhi was stated to be inconclusive.
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Is India Prepared For Influenza? Central Disease Control Body, WHO Assess
The National Centre for Disease Control, under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in collaboration with the World Health Organization in India met to strengthen influenza preparedness in the country.
-
Centre's "Keep Close Watch" Directive Amid Monkeypox Outbreak In Europe
Amid cases of Monkeypox reported in a few countries, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has directed the National Centre for Disease Control and the ICMR to keep a close watch on the situation, official sources said Friday.
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6 Passengers From "At-Risk" Countries Admitted To Delhi Hospital
Their samples have been sent to the National Centre for Disease Control for genome sequencing to ascertain if they have the new variant, Omicron, they said.
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Health Body Chief On Status Of Covid Variants, New Mutants In India
The UK strain of coronavirus is currently dominating parts of north India while the double mutant variant is found mostly in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat, Director of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Sujeet Singh said on Wednesday
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Delhi Should Prepare For 15,000 Daily Covid Cases During Winter: Report
Delhi needs to be prepared for about 15,000 fresh cases of COVID-19 per day taking into account the upcoming winter season-related respiratory problems, large influx of patients from outside and festive gatherings, a report drafted by the NCDC has warned.
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High Court Seeks Results Of Sero Surveillance Tests Conducted In Delhi
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to file its report on the results and analysis of the antibody testing, also called sero surveillance, carried out in the national capital.
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Zika Virus: Centre Issues Guidelines; Warns Against Travel To Affected Areas
A day after WHO declared emergency over the "explosive" spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the Centre today issued detailed guidelines for combating the disease, including a travel advisory that asks pregnant women to either defer or cancel their travel to the affected areas.
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Mumbai Play Called off After Objections by Religious Groups
Even before its first show, a play titled 'Agnes of God' has fallen foul of some religious groups, including the Catholic Bishop's Conference of India, which has written to the Union Home ministry asking for a ban on its performance altogether, claiming it hurts their religious sentiments.
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Villagers in Goa Refuse Vaccination Against Rare Disease
Goa state health authorities are despaired at refusal of residents of a village to get themselves vaccinated against a rare disease which spreads from monkeys and has caused nine deaths over the last few months.
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Why Swine Flu Virus is Deadlier This Year: Indian Scientists Dismiss American Study
Indian government scientists have dismissed a new Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, IT study that says the swine flu virus in India has mutated and is deadlier, leading to a more severe outbreak this year. This year, over 1400 people have died of swine flu across India.
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216 Deaths Due to Swine Flu in February: Health Ministry
As many as 216 people have lost their lives to Swine Flu across the country in the first ten days of February as the death toll mounted to 407 due to the contagious disease this year, mostly in states like Gujarat and Rajasthan.
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Nine Swine Flu Cases Reported in Delhi
Five fresh cases of swine flu were reported in the national capital on Tuesday, taking the figure to nine this year, health officials said.
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Delhi: Nigerian National Tests Inconclusive for Ebola; Sample Sent to Pune
A Nigerian national has been kept under observation at a city hospital after his ELISA blood test for Ebola virus done at the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in Delhi was stated to be inconclusive.
