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Express News Service KOCHI: While Kerala continues to report a high number of Covid cases daily, experts attribute the trend partly to reinfection. Kerala is on top of the list of states in terms of daily fresh cases and total active cases. According to experts, the reinfection could either be due to new strains of the virus or persistent infection. The state has more than 1.25 lakh active Covid cases at present and the test positivity rate (TPR) has remained above 10 percent for the last few weeks, even crossing 11 percent at times. However, according to doctors, it is difficult to differentiate cases of Covid reinfection that might be due to new strains or variants from that of persistent infection. There is no reliable data or study that clearly states how long the virus remains in the body of a person. ....
Overuse of antibiotics in poultry farms a threat Drug-resistant bacteria common in these places can cause infections in people that are immune to drugs like ampicillin Share Via Email | A+A A- Express News Service KOCHI: A study conducted in Muvattupuzha on the antimicrobial resistance of pathogens in the poultry production environment and developing the same among humans revealed that the bacterial infections among people residing in the area were caused by similar drug-resistant Escherichia coli (E-coli). The irrational use of antibiotics in chicken, for meat production and preventing infections, has made an impact in the community by making them resistant to certain common antibiotics, including ampicillin, amoxicillin, amikacin and ofloxacin. ....
Express News Service KOCHI: Reasons are many and varied for the reluctance seen among some people to receive the second dose of Covid vaccine. These range from fear of side effects, frustration due to delay in getting slots for vaccination and technical issues with the CoWIN portal to loss of faith after having contracted the infection despite taking the first shot of the vaccine. The second dose of the vaccine being vital in the fight against Covid virus, experts have unequivocally urged people to take it whenever the jab is made available. With new variants of the virus circulating around the globe, it is of utmost importance that the second dose of vaccine is taken at the earliest. Though there is a delay at present in getting the second dose despite having completed the required time interval, it is equally effective whenever one is able to take the dose. ....