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Jan 24, 2012
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India's Government Denies Totally Drug-Resistant TB

By Katharina Schwan
On January 13, Healthmap reported on the emergence of totally drug resistant tuberculosis (TBR-TB) in Mumbai at the Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre. However, after an...
Tuberculosis, drug resistance, india
Oct 17, 2011
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Encephalitis cases surge in Uttar Pradesh

By Anna Tomasulo
Uttar Pradesh, one of India’s most populous states, records 433 deaths from encephalitis since Jan. 2011.  According to K.P. Kushwaha, the chief pediatrician at BRD Medical College and Nehru...
encephalitis, Uttar Pradesh, india, japanese encephalitis
Sep 23, 2011
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Avian Flu Outbreak in India Reignites Concern of H5N1 Resurgence

By Glory Song
In late August, the United Nation Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned of a possible resurgence of H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza due to a mutant form of the virus that was...
Avian Flu, H5N1, india
Sep 19, 2011
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Monsoons and Bacteria Plaguing Gujarat, India

By Anna Tomasulo
  Monsoon season in India is bringing more than just heavy rains. India’s western state, Gujarat, reports a record high of 688 cases of leptospirosis in the past two months. The previous high was...
leptospirosis, india, gujarat, monsoon, rodents
Jul 8, 2011
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Malaria in Pune

By healthmap
Mosquito
Along with an increase in H1N1, monsoon season in India brings malaria. There have been 73 cases of malaria identified in the Pimpri-Chinchwad area. Public health officials are taking a firm stance...
pune, india, malaria, h1n1, monsoon
Jul 8, 2011
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H1N1 returns to India

By Jane Huston
With the return of monsoon season, beginning late May or early June, H1N1 influenza has returned to India. In the southwestern state of Kerala, 17 cases were confirmed this week in the...
h1n1, india
Jun 21, 2011
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Rabies PEP Failure

By Amy Hansen
A patient in Mumbai, India is now in a coma after becoming infected with rabies despite completing the recommended postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) regimen following a dog bite. A 2nd patient is also...
rabies, india
Jan 26, 2011
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Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Confirmed in Humans for the 1st Time in India

By healthmap
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) was confirmed to be the cause of a previously undiagnosed outbreak in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India on January 18th. This is the first confirmed report of Crimean...
crimean-congo, india
Nov 2, 2010
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Polio update

By healthmap
In the past few weeks, polio cases have been reported in several countries. Polio is an extremely contagious viral disease. Although up to 95% of those infected show no signs, roughly 1% suffer...
polio, india, Pakistan, Congo, Uganda