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India Deploys Teams to Combat Chandipura Virus Outbreak
Healthhindustan-times20d ago

India Deploys Teams to Combat Chandipura Virus Outbreak

India's Union health ministry has deployed a National Joint Outbreak Response Team to Gujarat and Rajasthan to strengthen the response to an ongoing Chandipura Virus Disease (CHPV) outbreak, which has already claimed the lives of at least 22 children.

Chandipura Virus Outbreak Kills 22 Children in Gujarat, India
Healthhindustan-times22d ago

Chandipura Virus Outbreak Kills 22 Children in Gujarat, India

An outbreak of the Chandipura virus in Gujarat, India, has led to the deaths of 22 children, with 35 infections confirmed. Health teams are actively spraying pesticides in animal husbandry areas to control sandflies, which are vectors for the virus.