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An initiative taken by Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology (BIT) Mesra, in collaboration with Department of Bio-technology, Government of India and Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany is progressing to...
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All of them had just returned from a resort stay in Teluk Nipah. Dr Mah said there was no evidence they contracted the disease there, and checks by health authorities found no traces of chikungunya at any of the island’s resorts. Dr Mah said as of the...
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Eva Joly, French Green Party 'Europe Ecologie les Verts' (EELV) European Parliament deputy and candidate for the 2012 French presidential election, meets the members of the association of citizens against chikungunya, a strucure specialized in integration... View Photo »
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The total number of chikungunya cases have gone up to 95. Six people tested positive for it in the past 24 hours
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In another matter, Dr Mah said Pangkor Island had nothing to do with the recent outbreak of chikungunya fever in Kuang, Selangor, where 22 students and lecturers from a private college tested positive for the disease. He said checks by the health...
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He said nine of those who were tested positive were also warded for further examination, but were reported to be in stable condition. "One of the lecturers, however, was tested positive for Chikungunya and Leptospirosis," he said. Dr Hasan said up to...
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Medical Centre. So far this year, 23 people have contracted Chikungunya, he said, adding the first case was reported in Johor on Feb 11. Hasan also said one case of Leptospirosis, which has symptoms similar to Chikungunya, was also confirmed this year,...
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The chief minister has asked me to speak to him. But I am told he is unwell. He has chikungunya. I tried calling him, but could not get through.
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Indian Immunologicals (IIL) is developing a live attenuated chikungunya vaccine in collaboration with an institute in the US. The firm, which hopes to see a fast track regulatory approach in India for some if its products, is also upbeat about the...
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But this time it packs a more potent punch. The fever is accompanied by reactive arthritis that is putting patients down with excruciating joint pain, and acute fatigue that keeps them bedridden for weeks. Though the symptoms are close to chikungunya,...
About Chikungunya
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Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an arbovirus, of the genus, Alphavirus, that is transmitted to humans by virus-carrying Aedes mosquitoes. There have been recent outbreaks of CHIKV associated with severe morbidity. CHIKV causes an illness with symptoms similar to dengue fever. CHIKV manifests itself with a prolonged arthralgic disease that affects... Full Article
