A newly designed vaccine may eradicate polio once and for all

A challenge in eradicating polio comes from a version of the vaccine itself, which relies on live but attenuated virus. A new vaccine may be the answer.

Patricia L Foster, The Conversation

· Sep 24, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Gujarat: Nine tested positive for Congo fever, alert issued in Rajasthan

Gujarat Health Department officials said four patients have so far died of the fever in the state.

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· Sep 06, 2019 · 01:37 pm

Encephalitis: SC issues notice to Centre, Bihar, UP on plea seeking urgent steps to control disease

The PIL also sought direction to the Centre and state governments to create necessary infrastructure for treatment.

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· Jul 15, 2019 · 07:23 pm

Bihar: Only 43% of doctors and 29% of nurses employed in government hospitals, state tells SC

The state made the admission about the woeful state of its health infrastructure in an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court on Monday.

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· Jul 03, 2019 · 01:56 pm

Assam: Japanese encephalitis claims 21 lives, says Union health ministry; 69 cases reported in total

The Congress said it hoped the Centre will rise from ‘its deep slumber’ to prevent any epidemic.

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· Jul 01, 2019 · 03:07 pm

Bihar: Team of doctors probing children’s deaths blames administrative failure, ‘state’s apathy’

The doctors, under the banner of the Progressive Medicos and Scientists’ Forum, said most of the children were malnourished and had no treatment for it.

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· Jun 28, 2019 · 11:03 pm

Bihar: Centre says it is working on long-term plan to tackle acute encephalitis syndrome

Choubey said that the government was committed to providing benefits to the children suffering from the disease under the Ayushmaan Bharat scheme.

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· Jun 28, 2019 · 03:18 pm

Bihar: Two men whose children died of encephalitis are among 19 booked for protesting against deaths

The group had blocked the traffic during Nitish Kumar’s visit to a neighbouring district last week.

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· Jun 26, 2019 · 08:58 am

Bihar encephalitis outbreak spreads to 20 districts but officials report decline in number of cases

The toll rose to 152 on Sunday after two children died at a hospital in Muzaffarpur district.

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· Jun 24, 2019 · 08:18 am

Bihar: Part of roof collapses in Muzaffarpur hospital battling encephalitis outbreak, no one injured

A patch of plaster from the roof fell off outside the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital.

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· Jun 23, 2019 · 06:25 pm

Bihar encephalitis toll reaches 139 as three more children die, Opposition blames government

All the three deaths were reported from the government-run Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital in Muzaffarpur district on Friday.

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· Jun 21, 2019 · 11:04 pm

Human rights panel issues notice to Centre, states over ‘deplorable’ public health infrastructure

The toll in the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome outbreak in Bihar rose to 136, according to the state health department.

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· Jun 21, 2019 · 07:49 am