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COVID-19 in India: ICMR to carry out nationwide serosurvey to find out extent of exposure
•The serosurvey involves testing blood serum of people to check for the prevalence of antibodies against coronavirus infection.
36 died due to heat-related ailments this year, responsibility of heat wave management rests with state: Ashwini Choubey
•Thirty-six people have died due to heat-related ailments in the country this year till 9 June, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey told the Lok Sabha.
India eyes biggest Zika outbreak with 50 confirmed cases in Jaipur; teams deployed to carry out fogging, anti-larvae treatment
•The state government has been provided information to create awareness about Zika virus.
Bareilly fever: UP officials believe deadly Plasmodium Falciparum malaria is cause; state grapples with poor healthcare
Fp Staff •At least 42 people have died since the onset of a serious fever in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh in the first week of September.
Kerala floods: Health ministry approves grant of Rs 18.71cr to village health, sanitation and nutrition committees
•The Union health ministry has approved a grant of over Rs 18 crore under the National Health Mission (NHM) for disbursing to village health, sanitation and nutrition committees in flood-ravaged Kerala.
Going beyond call of duty, Kozhikode doctor performs last rites of 12 who lost their lives to Nipah virus
•A doctor in Kozhikode performed the role of a pall bearer to conduct the last rites of some of those who lost their lives to the deadly Nipah virus
Union health minister JP Nadda reviews Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala, takes stock of situation in Kozhikode, Malappuram
•Union health minister JP Nadda reviewed the ground situation with his Kerala counterpart on the Nipah virus outbreak and took stock of the public health measures in the affected areas of Kozhikode and Malappuram
Delhi to host shooting meet after Nipah virus scare in Kerala forces venue shift
•The Nipah virus threat in Kerala has prompted the national shooting federation to shift the 18th Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Championship to Delhi.
Scientists develop a new sensor-based technique to identify bacteria that causes throat infections
Monika Kundu Srivastava •Throat infections caused by the S. pyogenes bacteria may damage human heart valves resulting in a severe form of rheumatic heart disease, if left untreated.
Man who returned to Hyderabad from Nigeria tests negative for Ebola
Fp Archives •A man from Hyderabad, whose samples were sent for testing as a measure of caution against Ebola after his return from Nigeria, tested negative for the disease, an official said on Tuesday.