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Sewage Surveillance Might Be a Powerful Tool to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance, New Study Reveals
Sewage surveillance is emerging as a crucial method in combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR), according to new research from Virginia Tech. Published in Nature Water, the study demonstrates that monitoring wastewater provides a more efficient and comprehensive approach to tracking antibiotic-resistant bacteria than testing individuals. This meth...
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WHO Sending Over 1 Million Polio Vaccines To Gaza To Protect Children
The World Health Organization is sending more than one million polio vaccines to Gaza to be administered over the coming weeks to prevent children being infected after the virus was detected in sewage samples, its chief said on Friday.
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Children In London To Be Offered Polio Booster Jab After Virus Detected In Sewage Samples
Around one million children in London will be offered a polio booster vaccine after the virus was detected in sewage samples across the capital, health officials said Wednesday.
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Polio Virus Detected In London Sewage Samples For 1st Time In Decades
A type of poliovirus derived from vaccines has been detected in London sewage samples, the World Health Organization and British health officials said Wednesday, adding that more analysis was underway.
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Multi-Drug Resistant Bacterial Gene Found In Hospital Waste: University
Researchers at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) have identified a new variant of a multi-drug resistant bacterial gene in samples collected from sewage water discharge of a hospital in Murshidabad, West Bengal.
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Hong Kong Is Tracing Covid In Sewage. Here's Why
Hong Kong on Sunday announced that the COVID-19 virus continues to be detected in sewage samples from some areas in the city, indicating that there may be hidden cases in premises in these areas.
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Centre To Examine Sewage Samples For Covid Circulation Intensity: Report
Sewage samples will be collected as part of a soon-to-be-launched environmental surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 to ascertain the intensity of the virus circulation in the community and detect the emergence of any new variant, official sources said.
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Coronavirus Sewage Study Suggests 6 Lakh Got COVID-19 In Hyderabad Alone
A study of sewerage samples by the country's premier research institute in modern biology, the CCMB, suggests that at least 6 lakh people in Hyderabad alone - about 6 per cent of its population - may have contracted the coronavirus. This, when according to the official figure, the overall number of COVID-19 cases in Telangana was under one lakh.
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India Is Polio Free, Says Government After Strain Found In Hyderabad
India continues to be polio free, the government said in a statement released after a strain of the virus was found in samples of sewage water in Hyderabad. The strain found is a vaccine derived poliovirus or VDPV.
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Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Breaks Treated Sewage Water Stigma After Drinking Sample
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today advocated the need to have hundreds of 'toilet-to-tap' sewage treatment plants to meet the burgeoning water needs of the residents of the national capital, which he said could not be met by conventional methods.
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Sewage Surveillance Might Be a Powerful Tool to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance, New Study Reveals
Sewage surveillance is emerging as a crucial method in combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR), according to new research from Virginia Tech. Published in Nature Water, the study demonstrates that monitoring wastewater provides a more efficient and comprehensive approach to tracking antibiotic-resistant bacteria than testing individuals. This meth...
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WHO Sending Over 1 Million Polio Vaccines To Gaza To Protect Children
The World Health Organization is sending more than one million polio vaccines to Gaza to be administered over the coming weeks to prevent children being infected after the virus was detected in sewage samples, its chief said on Friday.
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Children In London To Be Offered Polio Booster Jab After Virus Detected In Sewage Samples
Around one million children in London will be offered a polio booster vaccine after the virus was detected in sewage samples across the capital, health officials said Wednesday.
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Polio Virus Detected In London Sewage Samples For 1st Time In Decades
A type of poliovirus derived from vaccines has been detected in London sewage samples, the World Health Organization and British health officials said Wednesday, adding that more analysis was underway.
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Multi-Drug Resistant Bacterial Gene Found In Hospital Waste: University
Researchers at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) have identified a new variant of a multi-drug resistant bacterial gene in samples collected from sewage water discharge of a hospital in Murshidabad, West Bengal.
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Hong Kong Is Tracing Covid In Sewage. Here's Why
Hong Kong on Sunday announced that the COVID-19 virus continues to be detected in sewage samples from some areas in the city, indicating that there may be hidden cases in premises in these areas.
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Centre To Examine Sewage Samples For Covid Circulation Intensity: Report
Sewage samples will be collected as part of a soon-to-be-launched environmental surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 to ascertain the intensity of the virus circulation in the community and detect the emergence of any new variant, official sources said.
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Coronavirus Sewage Study Suggests 6 Lakh Got COVID-19 In Hyderabad Alone
A study of sewerage samples by the country's premier research institute in modern biology, the CCMB, suggests that at least 6 lakh people in Hyderabad alone - about 6 per cent of its population - may have contracted the coronavirus. This, when according to the official figure, the overall number of COVID-19 cases in Telangana was under one lakh.
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India Is Polio Free, Says Government After Strain Found In Hyderabad
India continues to be polio free, the government said in a statement released after a strain of the virus was found in samples of sewage water in Hyderabad. The strain found is a vaccine derived poliovirus or VDPV.
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Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Breaks Treated Sewage Water Stigma After Drinking Sample
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today advocated the need to have hundreds of 'toilet-to-tap' sewage treatment plants to meet the burgeoning water needs of the residents of the national capital, which he said could not be met by conventional methods.
