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4 days, 19 hours ago

ICMR Plans Enhanced HMPV Testing, Hyderabad Lab Likely to Benefit

Hyderabad: With the rising concern over an increase in the number of Human Metapneumovirus cases in the country, the Indian Council of Medical Research is likely to enhance the number of laboratories which are capable of testing for HMPV. In spite of no major spike in respiratory illnesses, Telangana is closely coordinating with the Union health ministry on HMPV. Both …

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

WHO: Bird Flu Found in WB; second Case in India After 5 Years

Deccan Chronicle

Kolkata: A four-year-old girl from West Bengal was diagnosed with Bird Flu last month, becoming the second patient of human infection of avian influenza A in India, according to the World Health Organization. On Wednesday the WHO said, “On 22 May 2024, the International Health Regulations National Focal Point for India reported to WHO a case of human infection with …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine linked to another rare blood disorder

India Today

Over a week after AstraZeneca announced a global withdrawal of its vaccine against coronavirus citing a slowdown in sales and availability of enough options in the market, new research has linked it to a rare disorder. Researchers found that the AstraZeneca vaccine, sold in India under the brand name Covishield, is linked to a rare blood clotting disorder called Vaccine-Induced …

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8 months ago

Stopped manufacturing Covishield since December 2021, says Serum Institute

Hindustan Times

Pune-based Serum Institute of India stopped manufacturing its anti-Covid-19 vaccine Covishield in 2021, according to a statement issued by the company on Wednesday after British-Swedish pharmaceutical manufacturer AstraZeneca announced it was withdrawing its vaccine against Covid, Vaxzevria, due to “commercial reasons” as demand for it decreased globally. Consequently, since December 2021, we have stopped the manufacturing and supply of additional …

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1 year, 1 month ago

The threat of respiratory illnesses is underway, CDC director says, and hospitalizations are on the rise

CNN

CNN — Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, updated a congressional subcommittee Thursday about cases of respiratory illness in the US due to three viruses: flu, the coronavirus and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. “Flu season is just beginning across most of the country, though accelerating fast, and while we’re seeing relatively low …

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1 year, 3 months ago

In a first in the country, BBMP to administer five-in-one vaccine to stray dogs in Bengaluru

The Hindu

For the first time in the country for any civic body, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike will administer a five-in-one vaccine for stray canines to protect them from five diseases, including the highly contagious canine distemper virus. The vaccine known as DHPPI protects the dogs from canine distemper virus, two types of adenovirus, aka hepatitis and kennel cough, Parainfluenza, and …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Hyderabad reports spike in mysterious respiratory virus cases: Report

Live Mint

Over the past few weeks, Hyderabad has been witnessing a spike in mysterious respiratory virus cases with symptoms similar to adenovirus, influenza, and Swine Flu. Dr. Syed Abdul Aleem, Consultant - Pulmonology CARE Hospitals, Musheerabad, Hyderabad said, “We have been seeing an acute febrile viral illness for the past 6-8 weeks now and we have observed coryzal symptoms in these …

Hyderabad Virus Influenza

1 year, 5 months ago

Common cold virus associated with potentially fatal blood clotting disorder: Study

Hindustan Times

Platelets, also known as thrombocytes, are specialised cellular fragments that produce blood clots in the event of a scrape or traumatic injury. After a robust clinical and research collaboration, Stephan Moll, MD, and Jacquelyn Baskin-Miller, MD, both in the UNC School of Medicine, have linked adenovirus infection with a rare blood clotting disorder. This is the first time that the …

Blood Clots Disorder Patients Blood Hit Virus Condition

1 year, 5 months ago

Thousands Contact Eye Infection in North Andhra, ICMR names it adenovirus

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam: Thousands of people, mostly school-going children, have contracted viral conjunctivitis or what’s called pink eye in north Andhra region. She said a special cell has been opened in the regional eye hospital where specific treatment for the infection is available and free medicines given. Advising people not to buy eye drops from medical shops, she said over-the-counter medications contained …

Eye Visakhapatnam

1 year, 5 months ago

Feel Itchy In The Eyes? You Might Be Suffering From This Infection

News 18

The unprecedented heavy rainfall brought Delhi, Gujarat and many other states to a standstill. But, the monsoons also brought with them a sudden increase in eye infections, especially conjunctivitis in many of these states. The symptoms of pink eye as per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US are- The white colour of the eye or eyes …

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1 year, 5 months ago

MMC’s VRDL gets NABL certification

The Hindu

The Viral Research and Diagnostic Laboratory of the Institute of Microbiology, Madras Medical College, has obtained National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories certification. Chikungunya IgM, Dengue IgM, Epstein-Barr-virus IgM, Hepatitis A virus IgM, Hepatitis B virus, Rotavirus IgM, Japanese Encephalitis IgM and Dengue NS1 Antigen were tested by ELISA method, while Zika virus, influenza A virus, influenza B …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Adenovirus infections subsiding? What Bengal government said

Hindustan Times

The West Bengal government has said adenovirus infections, which claimed the lives of 19 children since December, have started to subside. “Fresh admissions in hospitals have come down from around 800 per day to around 600 daily now,” said an official. A National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases official said around 32% of the samples sent to them since …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Adenovirus alert: West Bengal government forms 8-member task force to monitor cases | DEETS

India TV News

Adenovirus cases in India: The West Bengal government today, constituted an eight-member task force headed by the chief secretary to supervise the Adenovirus cases in the state. In an official order from the Chief Secretary, the Bengal government said, "In order to supervise the works related to the control of Adeno virus and treatment of affected persons, a task force …

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1 year, 10 months ago

H3N2 Influenza Scare: Expert Says Virus Changing Pattern; Check Symptoms, Precautions & Treatment

News 18

The H3N2 influenza virus has been causing concern in India, especially after two deaths related to the virus were reported in Karnataka and Haryana. According to Dr Dhiren Gupta, Senior Consultant, department of paediatric emergency and critical care, Sir Gangaram hospital, the virus has seen an “unexpected” and “remarkable” change in the past six months. This time Influenza A virus …

India Cases Report Covid Virus Influenza H3N2

1 year, 10 months ago

Pattern of viruses changed unexpectedly in past six months, says expert

Hindustan Times

With sudden increase of influenza A subtype H3N2 cases across the country raising concerns, health expert at Delhi's Sir Gangaram Hospital on Thursday pointed out that the pattern of viruses has changed remarkably and unexpectedly in the past six months. According to Dr Dhiren Gupta, Senior Consultant, department of paediatric emergency and critical care, Sir Gangaram hospital, said, "Over the …

Virus Months H3N2 Influenza

1 year, 10 months ago

Paediatric infra developed during Covid helps tackle adenovirus wave in WB

Hindustan Times

For 39-year-old Basudeb Pal, a corner in the BC Roy Post Graduate Institute of Paediatric Sciences in Kolkata, has been his home for the past three days. A senior doctor of the Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital said that around 130 children were presently admitted in the paediatric ward. According to data released by the state health department, at least …

Children Kolkata Respiratory Cases West Bengal Hospitals Hospital

1 year, 10 months ago

Adenovirus claims lives of 6 children in Bengal; CM urges people to wear masks again

India TV News

Concerned over the death of six children due to adenovirus in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged people to wear face masks again to combat the deadly disease. I urge people to start wearing face masks for the time being,” she said at the state assembly. Taking a jibe at the opposition for questioning the health infrastructure …

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1 year, 10 months ago

4 in 10 Households in Kolkata Had at Least One Person Suffering from Cough, Fever in Past 30 Days: Survey

News 18

Four in 10 households have had one or more individuals in their family suffering from health conditions such as persistent cough, congestion, fatigue, body ache and fever in the past 30 days, a survey by LocalCircles, amid a spurt of adenovirus and other viral infections, has found. While 13% of the respondents have had one family member unwell with one …

Virus Households Fever Localcircles Adenovirus

1 year, 10 months ago

'No need to panic': Mamata Banerjee on Adenovirus cases in Bengal

Hindustan Times

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that the state has two cases of Adenovirus at present and there is no need to panic as the government has arranged around 5000 beds and 600 doctors. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has advised to take special care of children amid Adenovirus. According to a press statement by the West …

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1 year, 10 months ago

West Bengal: 12 children die of Adenovirus infection; CM says seasonal flu

Hindustan Times

At least 12 children, infected with Adenovirus, have died in state-run hospitals in West Bengal in the last one month, while around 5,213 cases of acute respiratory infections have been reported, a health official said on Thursday. The state health department launched a helpline number and also set up a separate control room to monitor the situation However, the state …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Holi 2023: Mathura Drenched in Colour on 'Lathmar Holi'; Sec 144 in Noida, Adenovirus Fear in Kolkata

News 18

Celebrations for the Holi festival, which will be celebrated across the country on March 8, have already started in full swing in some parts of India, even as preparations in other places are underway. Mathura’s historical town of Barsana on Tuesday celebrated ‘Lathmar Holi’ where men drench women with colours and the women wielding batons ‘playfully’ hit the men to …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Bengal: 5 children die of respiratory infection amid adenovirus fears in Kolkata

India TV News

Bengal: At least 5 children have died of respiratory infection in Kolkata in the last 24 hours raising fears of adenovirus in the state. Medical college and hospitals, district and sub-divisional hospitals have been asked to run paediatric acute respiratory infection clinics round the clock, the directive said. "Regular training on critical care of paediatric ARI cases will be organised …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Adenovirus, respiratory diseases take heavy toll among children in West Bengal

Hindustan Times

At least five children, admitted with respiratory illness, have died in two State-run hospitals in Kolkata since Monday, highlighting the impact of respiratory illness triggered by adenovirus, officials said on Tuesday. The West Bengal health department has issued a fresh advisory directing hospitals to run paediatric acute respiratory infection clinics round the clock. Even though the state health department is …

Kolkata Respiratory West Bengal Hospitals Paediatric State Adenovirus

1 year, 10 months ago

Amid Adenovirus concerns, five children die of respiratory infections in Kolkata

Deccan Chronicle

Kolkata: Five children have died in West Bengal due to respiratory infections in different hospitals in the city in the last 24 hours fuelling fears of growing incidences of Adenovirus in the state, health department official said on Tuesday. Out of the five children, two were undergoing treatment at Kolkata Medical College and Hospital while three others were treated at …

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ICMR Plans Enhanced HMPV Testing, Hyderabad Lab Likely to Benefit

WHO: Bird Flu Found in WB; second Case in India After 5 Years

AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine linked to another rare blood disorder

Stopped manufacturing Covishield since December 2021, says Serum Institute

The threat of respiratory illnesses is underway, CDC director says, and hospitalizations are on the rise

In a first in the country, BBMP to administer five-in-one vaccine to stray dogs in Bengaluru

Hyderabad reports spike in mysterious respiratory virus cases: Report

Common cold virus associated with potentially fatal blood clotting disorder: Study

Thousands Contact Eye Infection in North Andhra, ICMR names it adenovirus

Feel Itchy In The Eyes? You Might Be Suffering From This Infection

MMC’s VRDL gets NABL certification

Adenovirus infections subsiding? What Bengal government said

Adenovirus alert: West Bengal government forms 8-member task force to monitor cases | DEETS

H3N2 Influenza Scare: Expert Says Virus Changing Pattern; Check Symptoms, Precautions & Treatment

Pattern of viruses changed unexpectedly in past six months, says expert

Paediatric infra developed during Covid helps tackle adenovirus wave in WB

Adenovirus claims lives of 6 children in Bengal; CM urges people to wear masks again

4 in 10 Households in Kolkata Had at Least One Person Suffering from Cough, Fever in Past 30 Days: Survey

'No need to panic': Mamata Banerjee on Adenovirus cases in Bengal

West Bengal: 12 children die of Adenovirus infection; CM says seasonal flu

Holi 2023: Mathura Drenched in Colour on 'Lathmar Holi'; Sec 144 in Noida, Adenovirus Fear in Kolkata

Bengal: 5 children die of respiratory infection amid adenovirus fears in Kolkata

Adenovirus, respiratory diseases take heavy toll among children in West Bengal

Amid Adenovirus concerns, five children die of respiratory infections in Kolkata