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Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Punjab Seeks Tie-Ups With EU In PowerINDIA - An eight-member European parliamentary delegation called on Punjab Governor and Administrator, UT, Chandigarh, Gen SF Rodrigues (retd), at Punjab Raj Bhavan here on Tuesday and discussed different...
Friday, March 24, 2006
Hundreds of pigs die in Mizoram due to feverINDIA - Hundreds of pigs have died in this city and surrounding in the past few days due to a swine fever, severely affecting the sale of pork. State veterinary department officials said that the...
Saturday, March 18, 2006
Indore pig deaths spark virus fearsINDIA - The bodies of ten pigs were recovered from near MOG Lines on Saturday sparking fears that the avian influenza virus had managed to penetrate the City’s porcine population. The pigs were however...
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Worldwatch slams meat factory conceptINDIA - Since the latest outbreak of avian flu in Southeast Asia in 2003, public health officials, farmers, veterinarians, government officials and the media have referred to the threat as a 'natural'...
Thursday, November 17, 2005
India may import Chinese Encephalitis vaccineINDIA - India will import Chinese tissue culture vaccine to combat Japanese Encephalitis in the country after establishing the efficacy and safety of the drug, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Anbumani...
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Chinese vaccines to fight Japanese Encephalitis in IndiaINDIA - Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has held discussions with his Chinese counterpart Gao Qiang on wide ranging issues, including import of vaccines to contain Japanese Encephalitis taking...
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
New form of encephalitis hits Indian state where toll passes 1,000INDIA - At least 40 children have died and hundreds have been admitted to hospitals in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state in an outbreak of Coxsackie encephalitis, health authorities said Tuesday....
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Japanese Encephalitis toll touches 922 in east UPINDIA - Japanese Encephalitis (JE) continued to claim lives in east Uttar Pradesh, killing five more patients in the last 24 hours and taking the toll to 922 in the region. According to Additional...
Monday, October 17, 2005
JE claims eight more lives; toll reaches 912INDIA - With eight more deaths reported due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) during the last 24 hours, the toll from the disease in East Uttar Pradesh today reached 912. Additional Director (Health)...
Monday, October 10, 2005
Japanese encephalitis outbreak claims 15 more lives in IndiaINDIA - Japanese encephalitis claimed 15 more lives in northern India, as a health official on Sunday expressed surprise that the recent outbreak - which had appeared to be fading - was spreading again. The...
Thursday, October 06, 2005
Japanese Encephalitis Claims 1,243 LivesINDIA - Japanese encephalitis has claimed another 25 lives in India, raising the death toll in South Asia to 1,243 over the last six months, but doctors said new infections were falling as monsoon rains...
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Japanese Encephalitis death toll crosses 1,000INDIA - Japanese encephalitis gripping eastern and other parts of Uttar Pradesh claimed five more lives as the state-wide death toll since the outbreak of the dreaded disease mounted to over 1,000. All...
Friday, September 30, 2005
Japanese Encephalitis death toll hits 1,000INDIA - An outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis in India and Nepal has claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people - mostly children - in one of the most serious occurrences of the virus in almost 30 years,...
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Municipal corporation bans pork in KohimaINDIA - The Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) has banned the sale of pork due to the threat of swine fever caused by Japanese encephalitis that has hit other parts of the country. In an order issued...
Friday, September 23, 2005
India Encephalitis Deaths Were PreventableINDIA - When Nand Kishore Sharma learns that his 7-year-old daughter could have been saved from her painful death by a $1 vaccine, he just shrugs. People in this remote, impoverished corner of India are...
Reaility Bites For Indians During Encephalitis OutbreakINDIA - In less than seven weeks, Japanese Encephalitis (JE) has killed more than 1,000 people, mostly children below 15 in northern India and neighbouring Nepal. The disease has spread to more...
India losing battle with encephalitisINDIA - Malti collapses on the filthy hospital floor and wails: ``Oh my son, you have just left us! Oh my child, why have you left us?'' She shrieks through her sobs at the foot of her dead son's...
Monday, September 12, 2005
Encephalitis toll reaches 664 in India as doctors appeal for equipmentINDIA - The death toll from an outbreak of Japanese encephalitis in northern India rose to 664 with 18 more deaths as doctors appealed for more ventilators to save the lives of young patients. As...
Friday, September 09, 2005
Encephalitis continues to wreak havocINDIA - Intensive fogging and widespread distribution of medicated mosquito nets did little to check the spread of Japanese Encephalitis in eastern Uttar Pradesh. It claimed 21 lives overnight, bringing...
Encephalitis toll mounts to 631 in UPINDIA - The toll due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Uttar Pradesh touched 631 on Friday with at least 31 more patients succumbing to the killer disease in the last 24 hours. The incidence of JE,...
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Japanese encephalitis kills 53 in IndiaINDIA - The death toll from an outbreak of Japanese encephalitis in northern India reached nearly 600, officials said Thursday, as another 53 people died overnight. Authorities struggled to find...
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Eight fresh encephalitis deaths in Eastern UP, toll 450INDIA - With eight more persons succumbing to Japanese encephalitis, the death toll due to the killer disease, which has turned into an epidemic in eastern Uttar Pradesh, rose to 450 on Monday. Official...
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Animals really are man's best research friendINDIA - Breakthroughs in animal medicine are increasingly leading to new discoveries which could help humans. Leading veterinary schools across the country are involved in a range of research which...
Tuesday, March 01, 2005
More than 100 pigs die in Taj cityINDIA - Hundreds of pigs are said to have died in the last 15 days after consuming what has been described as polluted garbage in several slums here. Piles of carcasses of the animals are rotting and...
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
Goodbye to bad odour, welcome clear waterINDIA - Pollution levels in air, water and immediate environment have gone up affecting quality of life. In a way the rapid advancement of technology has resulted in deterioration of environment around...
Wednesday, August 11, 2004
India Government Bans Import Of Chicken, Eggs and Pork For 6 MonthsINDIA - India's Ministry of Agriculture Monday issued a statement banning the import of chicken, chicken meat, eggs and pork for the next six months.
Tuesday, February 10, 2004
India Bans All Swine, Poultry ImportsINDIA - The Indian government has banned the import of live pigs, pork products, egg and egg products, pathological material and biological products from birds and feathers from all countries in an attempt...
Friday, October 24, 2003
Protest against cruelty to pigsINDIA - The community is protesting against the increase in incidents of cruelty meted out to pigs by their owners. In memoranda to the police commissioner and the collector, the community has sought action...
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