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Centre deploys outbreak response team for Chandipura virus surge

Centre deploys outbreak response team for Chandipura virus surge

India's Union Health Ministry deployed a National Joint Outbreak Response Team to Gujarat and Rajasthan following a Chandipura virus surge, with 22 deaths in Gujarat and 2 in Rajasthan. HealthTech builders should develop rapid outbreak detection and communication tools—the window between detection and response is narrowing, and data platforms can save lives.

Source: ET HealthWorld ↗

🎧 This story is in the 6 August 2026 episode — Arjun & Meera
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