New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has urged states to make mucormycosis, also known as Black Fungus, a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897.
It has also said that all government and private health facilities, medical colleges to follow guidelines for screening, diagnosis, management of mucormycosis, issued by MoHFW and ICMR.
Telangana and Rajasthan have already declared mucormycosis as an epidemic.
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