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Gujarat: Chandipura Virus Outbreak Claims Six Children in Five Days, Total 12 Infected

Zee News Tuesday, 16 July 2024
The Chandipura virus belongs to the Vesiculovirus genus of the Rhabdoviridae family. Symptoms include fever, headache, vomiting, weakness, and flu-like symptoms.
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News video: Gujarat's First Chandipura Virus Death Confirmed: 4-Year-Old Girl Succumbs as Outbreak Spreads

Gujarat's First Chandipura Virus Death Confirmed: 4-Year-Old Girl Succumbs as Outbreak Spreads 03:35

 A 4-year-old girl in Gujarat has died from the Chandipura virus, marking the state's first confirmed fatality. With 29 reported cases and 14 suspected deaths, the virus is causing concern across multiple districts. The Chandipura virus, first identified in Maharashtra in 1965, causes fever, flu-like...

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