Protest against dengue at Delhi Secretariat
Protesters demanded that the Delhi government should declare dengue an epidemic and ensure that no hospital refuses to admit a dengue patient
Health system in Africa functions at just 53% of expected performance: WHO
WHO highlighted Africa’s high burden of public health emergencies arising from epidemics, extreme weather events, humanitarian crises and …
The flu is back
Swine flu cases in Gujarat have crossed 7,000 with 492 deaths. Worse, health experts fear a major outbreak in the state this winter
Lassa fever kills 41 in Nigeria
The first case of the viral disease in the country was reported in November 2015
Roman tragedy
A mosquito brought down an empire that worlds' militaries couldn't
WHO gears up amid new coronavirus cases in Japan, Thailand after China
About 41 people in Wuhan were infected with the virus that was traced to a seafood market
Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo second biggest
Death toll crosses 350; American doctor quarantined; aid work suffers due to violence
Bird flu: Dead chickens found on Bihar field trigger panic
Animal husbandry officials have sent serum samples of the dead birds for analysis
Three win Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of Hepatitis C virus
Harvey J Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M Rice won the prize for the discovery of the virus that caused several deaths in the 1960s and …
Ebola spurs food insecurity fears in African countries
Areas most affected by the outbreak are among the most productive in Sierra Leone and Liberia
Ebola and Zika epidemics are driven by pathologies of society, not just a virus
To tackle Zika and other viral outbreaks, we need to focus not only on the pathology of the disease, but also on the global political …
Declare lumpy skin an epidemic, say Uttar Pradesh cattle owners; seek aid
Experts say mortality rate may have gone up to 10-15%, WHO has to declare the disease an epidemic first
Silent epidemic: Superbugs killing India’s newborns
Each time we use antibiotics, we allow the few superbugs—bacteria that are able to survive the antibiotic—to thrive, says an expert
After US, deadly pig virus a big threat in Europe
European Union announces strict measures on import of pig products, US promises action
Ebola threatens food production; stalls commercial activity in West Africa
Crisis could cost affected countries billions of dollars in economic losses, says World Bank
‘Repressive governments use financial crises, global pandemics to change societal norms’
Sam Szoke-Burke, senior legal researcher, Columbia University, talks to DTE amid reports of governments trying to take control of land in name of …
India in midst of a nasty H3N2 outbreak — worst of seasonal flu viruses
Three deaths reported so far this season; the virus wreaked havoc in United States in 2018 as well
Deadly Ebola fever in West Africa spreads panic
135 people have died of it so far; scientists declare a new strain of Ebola virus is behind the epidemic
World Veterinary Day 2020: How animal welfare by vets can help prevent future outbreaks
Poor animal welfare standards in the food chain is instrumental to the origin of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)