The number of dairy farms in the United States that have reported bird flu among their livestock increased to 94 in a dozen states, according to reports.
The World Health Organization reported on Tuesday that a four-year-old child in West Bengal, India, has been infected with bird flu caused by the H9N2 virus. The child was admitted to the pediatric ICU of a local hospital in February with severe respiratory issues, high fever, and abdominal cramps. After three months of diagnosis and treatment, the patient was discharged.
NEET 2024 Live News Updates: The Junior Doctors Network of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has called for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into alleged irregularities surrounding the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2024. In a letter addressed to Pradeep Kumar Joshi, Chairperson of the National Testing Agency (NTA), the doctors association also urged for a re-evaluation to ensure fairness and transparency in the assessment process for all students. Among the concerns raised by the IMA Junior Doctors Network were anomalies such as some students achieving perfect scores, discrepancies between reported marks and OMR sheets, the implementation of grace marks, and instances of exam paper leaks. The letter highlighted statistical improbabilities, with some students purportedly scoring 718 and 719 marks, a deviation from the usual pattern where only a few students achieve a perfect score of 720. The association questioned the rationale behind granting grace mar
A man infected with H5N2 bird flu, the first confirmed human infection with the strain, died from multiple factors, the WHO said on Friday, adding that investigations were ongoing.
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