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Chikungunya spreads as funds remain unutilized
Saturday, June 23, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Almost half of the funds allocated by the central government to fight chikungunya last year have remained unused. As per data available with the health ministry, the government last year allocated Rs. 160 million to the worst-affected 16 states to help them prevent the outbreak of chikungunya fever. But a sum of over Rs. 74.9 million is yet to be utilised.
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Health ministers to discuss chikungunya scare
Thursday, June 21, 2007 www.ndtv.com
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A meeting of the Health Ministers from nine states has been called by the government to discuss measures for tackling chikungunya.
The meeting will be chaired by Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss. Health Ministers from Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Puducherry, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa and Delhi are expected to attend the meeting.
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No chikungunya deaths in Kerala, says Ramadoss
Monday, June 18, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Two high-power committees sent to study the spread of viral fever in Kerala have found that the deaths reported recently were not due to chikungunya, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said on Monday.
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3 states shiver over chikungunya
Friday, June 15, 2007 www.ibnlive.com
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In Kerala, the virus has claimed 52 lives in the last two months. The state's health department says around 400 cases have been reported.
In Maharashtra's Kolhapur district, 21 cases have been reported, 16 people have tested positive for chikungunya in Karnataka, and 10 people in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu.
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22 cases of chikungunya confirmed in Kolhapur district
Thursday, June 14, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Twenty two confirmed cases of Chikungunya disease have been reported from 12 villages of Maharashtra's Kolhapur following fever outbreak, the state's health authorities said on Wednesday.
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An entire village hit by outbreak of chikungunya-like disease
Wednesday, June 13, 2007 www.thehindu.com
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An outbreak of a disease with chikungunya-like symptoms has affected a large number of residents in the village of Pushpagiri near Mysore over the last few weeks. While residents say that scores of families have been infected, district Health Department officials restrict the number of reported cases to 55 in the last seven days.
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62 chikungunya cases in Kerala
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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A total of 62 chikungunya cases have been confirmed in Kerala as efforts to contain the disease by destroying mosquito breeding sources in the affected districts were on, Health Secretary Vishwas Mehta said on Wednesday.
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Chikungunya scare in Orissa
Monday, May 28, 2007 sify.com
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Panic gripped Kural village in Orissa's Nayagarh district after four persons died due from suspected chikungunya in the past four days, according to a health official.
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Kerala: Chikungunya reported in some parts
Friday, May 25, 2007 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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The public health system in Kerala has been put on high alert as chikungunya and viral fever cases have been reported from Pathanamthitta, Kottayam and Alappuzha districts in the state.
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