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Global polio: Four additional wild poliovirus cases, 28 cVDPV2 cases reported

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Just about a month after Africa was declared free of wild poliovirus, global wild poliovirus and circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) continue to rise, according...

India COVID-19 outbreak tops 5 million cases

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews India’s Ministry of Health is now reporting more than 5 million COVID-19 cases as of September 16. The second most populous country is now reporting 5,020,359...

India passes Brazil for COVID-19 cases, Congress points fingers at Modi

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The India Ministry of Health reported nearly 91,000 COVID-19 cases Monday, putting the country total to 4,204,613, bypassing Brazil to become the country with the...

COVID-19: Brazil and India eclipse the 4 million case mark

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews During the past week, Brazil and India both surpassed the 4 million COVID-19 case mark, only following the United States as far as total cases. Brazil The Brazil...

Sri Lanka: Dengue cases down in first half of 2020

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Sri Lanka Ministry of Health’s Epidemiology Unit has reported 25,795 dengue fever cases through today, a total lower than the 35,294 cases seen during the...

Pakistan polio vaccination: More than 32 million children reached across the country

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More than 32 million children under the age of five vaccinated in 130 districts across Pakistan during the immunization campaign. In addition to the polio drops, children (aged between 6-59 months) received...

COVID-19: India sets one day record as total tally nears 3 million

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The India Ministry of Health and Family Welfare reported a one day record of COVID-19 cases Friday, recording nearly 70,000. This comes after the country tested more...

India averaging 60K COVID-19 cases during past two weeks

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Indian health officials reported 64,531 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the country total to 2,767,273. During the past 15 days, India has averaged some 60,000...

Rabies kills elephants at Kaziranga National Park according to media account, Anti-Rabies Vaccination drive underway

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Some 16 elephants have died from rabies in the past 3 weeks at Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve in Assam, India, according to Times Now News report. According to Park Director P.Shivkumar, the...

Global wild poliovirus cases near 100; Philippines achieves target for polio vaccination

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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Wild poliovirus Pakistan reported three additional wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases last week, bringing the country total to 63. The latest cases were reported in Khyber Pakhtoon,...