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  Delhi: Doctors remove kidney, part of lung to save man from post-Covid mucormycosis

  India | September 20, 2021 16:11 IST

  The operation recently took place at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here which claimed that this case of mucormycosis, involving a kidney, lung and sinus, was being reported in medical literature as the "first such case in the world happening after Covid infection"

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  Karnataka to provide free post-treatment to black fungus patients

  India | August 21, 2021 21:23 IST

  Considering this economic burden on families, the government has decided to take up all expenditures of black fungus patients. The government will provide all expenditures until they are fully recovered.

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  Delhi recorded 1,858 black fungus cases so far: Health department

  India | August 08, 2021 17:36 IST

  In a statement, the Delhi health department said that the city has been allocated a total of 51,540 vials of Amphotericin-B for the treatment of the disease, out of which 42,960 vials "have been received and distributed to hospitals, and 8,080 vials are awaited".

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  Over 45,000 cases of mucormycosis reported in country

  India | July 20, 2021 16:39 IST

  A large majority of mucormycosis patients (84.4 per cent) had reported a history of COVID-19, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said in a written reply.

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  Agra reports 9 asymptomatic cases of black fungus re-infection

  India | July 20, 2021 10:03 IST

  "Over the past two months, 83 patients of black fungus surfaced in Agra district. Out of these, 41 have been cured of the infection," district in-charge for black fungus treatment said. 

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  Maharashtra: 3 held from Thane for black-marketing black fungus medicine

  India | June 20, 2021 11:52 IST

  Acting on a tip-off, the police laid a trap on Saturday and initially caught two persons who had come to sell the medicine in black, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Vartak Division, Pankaj Shirsat said.

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  Jharkhand on high alert as mucormycosis cases rise

  India | June 19, 2021 14:41 IST

  With a rise in mucormycosis or black fungus cases in Jharkhand, the state government has directed the health machinery to be on high alert.

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  No discrimination over allocation of drugs to treat Mucormycosis: Centre to Bombay HC

  India | June 16, 2021 14:35 IST

  The court was hearing a bunch of public interest litigations (PILs) on the management of resources related to the COVID-19 situation and the Maharashtra government's preparedness to deal with the third wave of the pandemic.

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  Indore hospital stops administering Amphotericin B injections to treat Black Fungus patients

  India | June 08, 2021 7:44 IST

  A government hospital in Indore has stopped administering lyophilised Amphotericin B injections to black fungus patients after some of them who received the shots started experiencing side effects.

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  Jeetega India | India reports 1 lakh new COVID-19 cases, lowest in two months

  News | June 08, 2021 15:56 IST

  India's Covid chart continued to improve today with the country recording 1.06 lakh cases, a drop of 12% from yesterday's 1.14 lakh infections that were reported to be the lowest in two months. The country's caseload now stands at 2.89 crore.

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  UP: Doctors successfully operate on newborn infected with black fungus

  India | June 07, 2021 19:40 IST

  The 14-day-old girl had a black spot and blister on her left cheek when she was admitted to the hospital on Saturday evening and after the operation the fungal infection was removed, Dr Akhilesh Pratap Singh, head of ENT department told PTI.

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  MP: 27 black fungus patients fall sick after Amphotericin-B shot

  India | June 06, 2021 16:54 IST

  At least 27 patients suffering from mucormycosis or 'black fungus' took ill after they were administered Amphotericin-B injections at the government Bundelkhand Medical College (BMC) in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district, an official said on Sunday, adding the medical condition of these patients is stable now.

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  Uncontrolled diabetes, improper steroid use major factors for black fungus: Study

  India | June 05, 2021 17:57 IST

  However, they said the study could not look into the role of the Covid-19 virus in causing immunity disturbance leading to mucormycosis.

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  Maharashtra govt caps mucormycosis treatment rates for private hospitals

  India | June 04, 2021 17:24 IST

  The Maharashtra government on Friday capped the charges for treatment of mucormycosis patients at private hospitals in the state, where the officialnumber of such cases has gone above 5,000. 

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  Delhi recorded 1,044 mucormycosis cases, 89 deaths till Wednesday: Health Min Satyendar Jain

  India | June 03, 2021 14:35 IST

  Health Minister Satyendar Jain said 92 patients have recovered till now, while pointing out that there is a shortage of medicines to treat the infection

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  Black Fungus claims 17 lives in Nagpur in 48 hours, 51 new cases reported

  India | June 02, 2021 9:55 IST

  17 people have died in Nagpur due to Black Fungus in the last 48 hours.

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  How to protect your child from Black fungus? Know from experts

  News | June 01, 2021 15:25 IST

  Mucormycosis, commonly known as black fungus, which was till now affecting only adults, has been detected among children as two cases were reported in rural Karnataka. know from experts about How to protect your child from Black fungus?

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  COVID Fact Check: Black Fungus can spread through farm chickens? Here's the truth

  Health | June 01, 2021 14:44 IST

  Of late, several WhatsApp forwards and social media posts claimed that Black Fungus can spread through farm chickens. Here's the truth!

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  Black Fungus: Govt imposes curbs on export of Amphotericin-B injections

  India | June 01, 2021 17:58 IST

  The government on Tuesday imposed curbs on export of Amphotericin-B injections that are used for treatment of mucormycosis or black fungus infections.

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  Black fungus found in brains of many patients in Indore hospital

  India | May 31, 2021 19:23 IST

  Of the 368 Mucormycosis patients admitted in MYH, an initial study has shown that 55 of them have the infection in their brains, and this has been confirmed by CT (computerised tomography) and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans, said Dr Rakesh Gupta, head of department, neurosurgery, MYH.