Scare in Assam Over Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine

Guwahati: Healthcare authorities in Assam Wednesday warned of an epidemic if parents do not get their children immunized against the fatal Japanese encephalitis//, which claimed 119 lives in the state last year. "Children are vulnerable to the disease and unless parents get their wards immuni...

Malaria Epidemic Forces Assam Rebels Out Of The Jungle

Dozens of separatist guerrillas in Assam were forced out of the jungles not by the armed forces, but by the mosquitoes, seeking treatment for malaria.// A police spokesperson said a malaria epidemic sweeping Assam and its adjoining areas have forced rebels of the outlawed United Liberation Fro...

Refreshing Assam Tea Now At The Nearest Post Office

Guwahati: The next time you can't control the urge to have your cup of the world-famous, rich and malty Assam Tea, just hop over to the nearest post office and get it over the counter//. Tea aficionados, at least those across India, who swear by the mesmerizing aroma of a blend produced in on...

Malaria Claims 25 Lives in Assam

The Assam government Tuesday sounded an alert following a malaria epidemic that has claimed at least 25 lives and affected about 10,000 people. "Doctors and paramedics have been put on alert across Assam with medical teams, including mobile units, fanning out to vulnerable areas to check t...

Malaria Claims 25 Lives in Assam

The Assam government Tuesday sounded an alert following a malaria epidemic that has claimed at least 25 lives// and affected about 10,000 people. "Doctors and paramedics have been put on alert across Assam with medical teams, including mobile units, fanning out to vulnerable areas to check th...

US NGO to Counsel HIV/AIDS Patients in Assam

Guwahati: A leading US HIV/AIDS healthcare provider will soon be reaching out to hundreds of people living with the virus in Assam to provide treatment and support//. The US-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) will set up three voluntary counselling and testing centres in Assam's main city ...

Malarial Deaths on Rise in Assam

Malaria continues to be a killer in Assam with 275 deaths reported so far this year - a new record in recent years, parliament was told Friday.// Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Panabaka Lakshmi said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha that Assam is endemic for malaria. Near...

Malaria Claims 271 In Assam

Malaria has claimed the lives of 271 people this year in Assam, state Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said here. // Replying to the debate on cut motions in the state assembly, Sarma said the exact toll could be higher as information from interior areas had not reached the state capital. ...

Japanese Encephalitis Epidemic Kills 15 in Assam

Authorities in Assam Friday sounded a health alert after 15 people died of Japanese encephalitis and hundreds more were down with the mosquito-borne disease in the past two weeks, officials said.// An Assam health department spokesperson said Japanese encephalitis had assumed epidemic proportion...

18 Die of Japanese Encephalitis in Upper Assam

At least 18 people, mostly children and women, have died of Japanese encephalitis in upper Assam districts of Lakhimpur and Dhemaji since the beginning of the month. // According to official sources here, 14 people died of the disease in Lakhimpur district, where nearly 100 others have been a...

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