Indian state battles fever fears
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Authorities in India's Kerala state are battling a fever outbreak that has claimed dozens of lives.
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KOLKATA, India  - Workers sprayed roads and markets in Kolkata with disinfectants and culled thousands of birds as authorities in eastern India battled to stop an outbreak of bird flu in poultry reaching the crowded city.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Cooler temperatures, frequent rains and greater public awareness resulted in a big drop in the number of West Nile virus infections in Indiana residents this summer, state health officials said.
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Authorities in eastern India battling the country's worst ever outbreak of bird flu said Monday they needed to step up the slaughter of chickens and ducks to beat a spread in the virus.
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Health Department officials are warning residents to take extra precautions against contracting and spreading influenza this season.
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India takes the first steps towards developing a national plan that will combat the effects of climate change.
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A health alert is declared in Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia after an outbreak of dengue fever.
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A series of measures are being taken to prevent animal epidemics since a bird flu outbreak in the country in the spring. Local governments have reinforced the monitoring of bird flu.
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Outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases in northern and southern India left ordinarily overburdened hospitals and clinics swamped with patients Wednesday, and officials said at least 87 people had succumbed to the infections.
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A Malaysian state near the border with Thailand faces a quarantine to stop the spread of potentially deadly bird flu, which has spread inexorably since first being discovered in this country a month ago, a news report said
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KOLKATA, India  - Villagers at the centre of a bird flu outbreak in India's east refused to hand over their chickens and ducks for culling on Thursday, hampering efforts to stamp out the disease in poultry.
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Paraguay declares a state of emergency to deal with dengue fever, which has killed 10 people this year.
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With roughly 38,000 more doses of flu vaccine flowing into the state, officials are now pleading with those at risk of becoming seriously ill from the flu to get a shot.
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August and September mark the peak season for West Nile virus in humans and New Jersey health officials are urging residents to remain vigilant in guarding against mosquitoes carrying the deadly disease.
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NAGAPATTINAM, India: Relief workers raced Wednesday to bury decaying corpses amid fears of disease as the death toll in India from towering tidal waves that crashed into shorelines climbed above 9,000 and kept rising.
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New Delhi, Dec. 26 (PTI): The Union Health Ministry has deputed two emergency medical relief teams for Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Pondicherry to provide medical assistance to the people affected by tidal waves.
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NEW YORK  - People who've visited tropical   areas -- particularly India and islands in the Indian Ocean --   and are suffering from fever and joint pain could have   chikungunya virus infection, public health officials warn.