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61,000 more vials of Amphotericin B allocated to states/UTs: Centre

The drug is used to treat black fungus

Additional 5,240 vials of Amphotericin B allocated to Karnataka

Amphotericin B is used in the treatment of black fungus

Karnataka reported 2,856 black fungus cases till date: Official

: Karnataka has so far reported 2,856 cases of mucormycosis or black fungus of which 225 lost their lives, the Health Department said on Friday.

Active black fungus cases at 27,142: Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

The country is prepared to increase the availability of Amphotericin B and other drugs used in the treatment of the disease: Mandaviya

Have sufficient Amphotericin B stock for treating Black Fungus cases: Govt

Amphotericin B drug is used for the treatment of Mucormycosis, commonly known as Black Fungus.

Vardhan chairs meet to discuss crowd-funding for treating rare diseases, TB

Harsh Vardhan chaired a high-level virtual meeting with associations representing business corporate entities and select PSUs to discuss voluntary crowd-funding for treatment and care of patients

Black fungus: Demand, supply gap of medicine 'too wide to bridge', says HC

The Delhi High Court Monday said the gap between demand and supply of medicine -- Amphotericin B -- used for treating black fungus which is primarily affecting COVID-19 recovered people, is too wide to bridge and drastic steps are required to be taken. A bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh, which heard for six hours the matter relating to various issues arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, said the gap between the demand and supply is more than one-third and it cannot work at this pace. The Centre indicated to the court about the expected supply of the medicine stock in May and June, early delivery of its import and ramping up of production. The court directed the Centre to file a further status report with all the relevant details and listed it for hearing on May 27. The bench was informed by the Delhi government's counsel that while on May 21, there were around 200 cases of Mucormycosis (black fungus) in the national capital, the number has increased to 475 as on ..

India reports 8,848 mucormycosis cases, more Amphotericin vials allocated

Mucormycosis is a rapidly spreading infections observed in those recovering from Covid-19.

Black fungus declared notifiable disease in Uttarakhand amid rising cases

So far, 64 people have been infected with black fungus in the state and of them, four have died.

About 15 hospitals treating black fungus in Delhi: State health minister

Black fungus cases in the national capital are on the rise

570,114 vials of anti-black fungus drug will be available in June: Govt

Licenses has been given to five more manufactures for production of Amphotericin-B

What are antibody therapies and who is developing them for Covid-19?

Eli Lilly is collaborating with Junshi and Canadian biotech firm AbCellera Biologics to develop different antibody treatments

Covid-19: Maharashtra reports 394 new cases; Delhi tally crosses 2,500 mark

Here is a look at the number of coronavirus cases and death toll across various states of India

Experts say up to 15% Covid-19 patients may also suffer kidney damage

Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) a term used for a collection of acute dialysis techniques can support these patients for 24 hours in a day

Drop in routine vaccinations could fuel outbreak of measles: Health experts

'Measles is probably number one in my worry list at the current time', said Gavi Vaccine Alliance

What is hantavirus? Read to know how worried should you be about it

Hantavirus, however, is not thought to be a big threat at the moment

Apollo Hospitals plans 5,000 isolation rooms, Covid-19 treatment on anvil

Four testing labs already in place, 13 more to be set up; full scale testing by March-end

Tamil Nadu's new Rs 2,857 cr health programme aims to meet global norms

Scheme aims to improve quality of care, strengthen management of non-communicable diseases and injuries, and reduce inequities in reproductive and child health services

How scientists quantify pandemic potential of an outbreak like coronavirus?

Scientists use R0 - the reproduction number - to describe the intensity of an infectious disease outbreak

Coronavirus from China could hurt oil prices by $3 per barrel: Goldman

The outbreak began in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in Hubei and has spread to the rest of the country, with 440 confirmed cases and nine deaths so far