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Centre issues advisory for passengers coming from Ebola-affected countries in Africa, India-Africa Forum Summit in Delhi cancelled

OpIndia Staff -
The advisory stated that passengers who have travelled from countries like DR Congo, Uganda and South Sudan and are experiencing fever, vomiting, diarrhoea, etc., or passengers who had direct contact with blood or body fluids of a person suspected to have Ebola disease should inform the airport health officer without delay.
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Bangladesh’s silent child tragedy: Country faces measles crisis with over 50,000 cases after Yunus govt disrupted immunisation program by changing vaccine procurement system

Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury -
Immunisation program collapsed in Bangladesh after Yunus govt changed vaccine procurement system, and now the country is facing a massive measles outbreak
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Dutch man identified as patient zero of Hantavirus: Read how ornithologist Leo Schilperoord and his wife carried the deadly virus from a landfill in...

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Hantavirus spreads through contact with the infected rodents' urine or faeces.
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Expedition cruise ship hit by deadly hantavirus heads towards Spain’s Canary Islands after 3 people died, dozens left the ship at Cape Verde without...

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MV Hondius, the Dutch-flagged expedition cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, is heading towards Spain’s Canary Islands after three people died from the...
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Ministry of Health confirms two cases of HMPV infection: What is HMPV, its symptoms and why there is no cause for alarm

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Amid concerns of HMPV outbreak in China, Dr Atul Goel, Director-General of Health Services, said that there is no need to panic and advised people to follow basic hygiene practices.
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HMPV neither new nor deadly. Read why there is no need to panic

OpIndia Staff -
On Saturday (4th January), noted surgeon Amit Thadhani attempted to pacify the public, worried about the 'new virus' from China. He informed that HMPV has been in India for decades.
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Over 300 vials of deadly virus samples go missing from a lab in Australia in major biosecurity breach, probe launched

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Around 323 vials of multiple infectious viruses consisting of the Hendra virus, Lyssavirus, and Hantavirus have gone missing from Queensland’s Public Health Virology Laboratory.
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Mumps outbreak in Kerala: 10,000 cases in last 70 days, outbreak spreading due to lack of vaccination

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Notably, the Indian Academy of Paediatrics stated that one in every 20 children visiting outpatient clinics in Kerala currently has mumps.
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Scientist dismissed from top virology lab in Canada worked for China, Trudeau govt accused of covering up after intelligence report surfaces

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Health Minister of Canada Mark Holland stated that China's impact on Canada's scientific community "was not known to the extent it is today."
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Union Government to encourage human papillomavirus vaccination to prevent cervical cancer through price capping and other initiatives

ANI -
The central government, which announced plans to encourage vaccinations against the human papilloma virus (HPV) to prevent cervical cancer, is exploring options to cap prices
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