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Pune Institute Sends Mobile Laboratory To Kerala For Early Nipah Detection
The ICMR's National Institute of Virology in Pune on Thursday sent its mobile BSL-3 laboratory to Kozhikode in Kerala to test samples for Nipah virus in the district itself after five cases, including two deaths, were reported there.
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Monkeypox Virus Isolated By Indian Scientists, May Pave Way For Vaccines
The National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune under ICMR has isolated monkeypox virus from the clinical specimen of a patient which can pave the way for development of diagnostic kits and vaccines against the disease, officials said on Wednesday.
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Covid-19: Know List Of Online Courses On Virology
The Covid pandemic which hit the country had led medical professionals and healthcare executives to delve into courses to learn what the virus is all about and how to approach patients who are affected.
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Republican Lawmaker's Report Claims Virus Leaked From Wuhan Lab In China
A Republican lawmaker's report investigating the origins of COVID-19 released on Monday has concluded that the pandemic outbreak stemmed from a genetically modified virus that leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
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British Intelligence Believes Covid Lab Leak Theory "Feasible": Report
British intelligence agencies now believe it is "feasible" that the COVID-19 pandemic began with a coronavirus leak from a Chinese laboratory, a media report said on Sunday.
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China Offers Glimpse Inside Lab Near Wuhan Virus Origin
Chinese state media has offered a rare glimpse of the lab at the heart of coronavirus conspiracy theories, as it seeks to push back against claims the facility was the source of the global pandemic.
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Wuhan Lab Had 3 Live Bat Coronaviruses, None Matched COVID-19: Report
The Chinese virology institute in the city where COVID-19 first emerged has three live strains of bat coronavirus on-site, but none match the new contagion wreaking chaos across the world, its director has said.
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"No Real Evidence": China's Wuhan Lab At Core Of Coronavirus Controversy
Nestled in the hilly outskirts of Wuhan, the city at the heart of the coronavirus crisis, a Chinese high-security biosafety laboratory is now the subject of US claims it may be the cradle of the pandemic.
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As Gir Deaths Spike, Concerns About Virus That Killed 1000 Tanzania Lions
Ten endangered Asiatic lions have died in the last two weeks in India, authorities confirmed Tuesday, four of them from a virus that killed around 1,000 lions in Tanzania in the 1990s.
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Telangana Sends Blood Samples Of 2 Patients To Pune For Nipah Virus Test
The Telangana government said today that it has sent blood samples and throat swabs of two patients suffering from fever to the National Institute of Virology, Pune, for test for the deadly Nipah virus infection.
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Kerala To Set Up Advanced Virology Institute By 2018
Kerala will soon get an Advanced Virology institute to address the frequent threats of infectious viral diseases, its early detection and rapid prevention besides carrying out research in the area
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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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Nigerian National Tests Negative for Ebola: Health Minister
The Nigerian national, whose blood samples were sent to National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune and was kept under observation at a hospital in New Delhi has tested negative for Ebola, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said today.
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India's first swine flu death
The death of a 14-year-old girl in Pune because of swine flu has exposed the lack of coordination among different government agencies.
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Mysterious fever in Siliguri finally identified
Siliguri has been the hub of 'feverish' activity since last month when a fever of an unknown origin was reported in some inhabitants. The cause of the killer fever that has claimed more than 39 people till now, has finally been identified as 'Mutating Measles Virus' by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The Health Minister of West Benga...
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Pune Institute Sends Mobile Laboratory To Kerala For Early Nipah Detection
The ICMR's National Institute of Virology in Pune on Thursday sent its mobile BSL-3 laboratory to Kozhikode in Kerala to test samples for Nipah virus in the district itself after five cases, including two deaths, were reported there.
-
Monkeypox Virus Isolated By Indian Scientists, May Pave Way For Vaccines
The National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune under ICMR has isolated monkeypox virus from the clinical specimen of a patient which can pave the way for development of diagnostic kits and vaccines against the disease, officials said on Wednesday.
-
Covid-19: Know List Of Online Courses On Virology
The Covid pandemic which hit the country had led medical professionals and healthcare executives to delve into courses to learn what the virus is all about and how to approach patients who are affected.
-
Republican Lawmaker's Report Claims Virus Leaked From Wuhan Lab In China
A Republican lawmaker's report investigating the origins of COVID-19 released on Monday has concluded that the pandemic outbreak stemmed from a genetically modified virus that leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
-
British Intelligence Believes Covid Lab Leak Theory "Feasible": Report
British intelligence agencies now believe it is "feasible" that the COVID-19 pandemic began with a coronavirus leak from a Chinese laboratory, a media report said on Sunday.
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China Offers Glimpse Inside Lab Near Wuhan Virus Origin
Chinese state media has offered a rare glimpse of the lab at the heart of coronavirus conspiracy theories, as it seeks to push back against claims the facility was the source of the global pandemic.
-
Wuhan Lab Had 3 Live Bat Coronaviruses, None Matched COVID-19: Report
The Chinese virology institute in the city where COVID-19 first emerged has three live strains of bat coronavirus on-site, but none match the new contagion wreaking chaos across the world, its director has said.
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"No Real Evidence": China's Wuhan Lab At Core Of Coronavirus Controversy
Nestled in the hilly outskirts of Wuhan, the city at the heart of the coronavirus crisis, a Chinese high-security biosafety laboratory is now the subject of US claims it may be the cradle of the pandemic.
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As Gir Deaths Spike, Concerns About Virus That Killed 1000 Tanzania Lions
Ten endangered Asiatic lions have died in the last two weeks in India, authorities confirmed Tuesday, four of them from a virus that killed around 1,000 lions in Tanzania in the 1990s.
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Telangana Sends Blood Samples Of 2 Patients To Pune For Nipah Virus Test
The Telangana government said today that it has sent blood samples and throat swabs of two patients suffering from fever to the National Institute of Virology, Pune, for test for the deadly Nipah virus infection.
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Kerala To Set Up Advanced Virology Institute By 2018
Kerala will soon get an Advanced Virology institute to address the frequent threats of infectious viral diseases, its early detection and rapid prevention besides carrying out research in the area
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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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Nigerian National Tests Negative for Ebola: Health Minister
The Nigerian national, whose blood samples were sent to National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune and was kept under observation at a hospital in New Delhi has tested negative for Ebola, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said today.
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India's first swine flu death
The death of a 14-year-old girl in Pune because of swine flu has exposed the lack of coordination among different government agencies.
-
Mysterious fever in Siliguri finally identified
Siliguri has been the hub of 'feverish' activity since last month when a fever of an unknown origin was reported in some inhabitants. The cause of the killer fever that has claimed more than 39 people till now, has finally been identified as 'Mutating Measles Virus' by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The Health Minister of West Benga...
