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Measles virus 'cooperates' with itself to cause fatal encephalitis: Resear
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Researchers in Japan have uncovered the mechanism for how the measles virus can cause subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, or SSPE, a rare but fatal neurological disorder that can occur several years after a measles infection.
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WHO urges nations in South-East Asia to take "accelerated measures" agains
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
The WHO has called on all the nations in South-East Asia to take urgent and accelerated measures against measles.
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Measles kills four-year-old girl in Mumbai, toll reaches 16
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
According to a statement issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the girl had an acute respiratory failure due to bronchopneumonia with measles.
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Kerala: Officials appeal for vaccination after over 160 cases of measles r
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Taking note of the rising cases of measles in Malappuram, the Indian Academy of Paediatricians stepped in and appealed for vaccination amid the alarming hike in the cases.
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Measles kills one-year-old girl in Mumbai, toll reaches 14
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the BMC, 78 new patients with measles were admitted to hospitals on Monday while 49 were discharged on recovery.
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22 cases, nine deaths due measles reported in Mumbai
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Twenty-two cases, and nine deaths due to measles were reported in Mumbai
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BMC appeals for vaccination amid hike in Measles cases in Mumbai
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
After measles immunization dropped significantly and with millions of children missing vaccination, the cases in the financial capital of the country seeing a hike was a given as the total number on Wednesday stood at 233.
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Measles becomes 'an imminent global threat' due to the Covid pandemic: WHO
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The World Health Organization(WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday (local time) said that measles immunization had dropped significantly since the coronavirus pandemic began, resulting in a record high of nearly 40 million children missing a vaccin
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High-level teams deputed to Ranchi, Ahmedabad and Malappuram in wake of me
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In the wake of an upsurge in Measles cases, three high-level multi-disciplinary three-member teams will be deputed to Ranchi (Jharkhand), Ahmedabad (Gujarat) and Malappuram (Kerala), the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Wednesday.
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Centre deputes high-level team to Mumbai to manage Measles outbreak
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
In a bid to assess and manage the upsurge in measles cases in Mumbai, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has decided to depute a three-members high-level multi-disciplinary team in the city.
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Hikma launches RYALTRIS™ seasonal allergic rhinitis nasal spray in t
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
London [UK]/ Mahwah (New Jersey) [US], Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 31 (ANI/PRNewswire): Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (Hikma, Group), the multinational pharmaceutical company, and Glenmark Specialty S.A., a subsidiary of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Glenmark) - an innovation driven gl
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Afghanistan gripped by multiple disease outbreaks
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], August 10 (ANI): Afghanistan is facing multiple disease outbreaks, including Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD), measles, Congo fever, dengue fever, and Covid-19, media reports said citing a recent World Health Organization (WHO) report.
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