Illegal pig import may be behind African swine fever outbreak in Manipur, say officials

Strict containment measures have been enforced in affected areas in the absence of a vaccine or treatment

Scrub typhus in Odisha: Changing climate may have a role behind outbreak, says expert

Six deaths reported in western Odisha, Himachal’s Shimla reports nine fatalities

First AES case of the year suspected in Muzaffarpur: Hospital source

An awareness campaign for AES was launched in the district

India is facing a nasty outbreak of H3N2 — worst of seasonal flu viruses

H3N2 is a strain responsible for one of the three respiratory pandemics in the past century

Rare Sudan strain leads to Ebola outbreak in Uganda

Ebola virus is often fatal if untreated

Why is Himachal seeing a spike in scrub typhus? Its weather trajectory holds the answer

Excessive rains this year due to changing weather patterns have led to proliferation of mites that cause scrub typhus in state

African swine fever: Ripple effect across the world

Small farms in Asia are the worst hit by the outbreak, while global pork and feed markets fluctuate with fall and rise in China’s pig numbers

Every Mizoram district feared swept by African swine fever

The disease has invaded even isolated pig farms in the northeastern state

African Swine Fever hits ICAR centre in Assam, state govt’s farm; 292 pigs culled

Exact cause of disease’s spread to both facilities not ascertained yet; losses to the tune of Rs 6-7 lakh incurred

DR Congo’s health authorities probe suspected Ebola case in North Kivu

 In previous outbreaks, it has killed as many as 90 per cent of the people it infected, according to the WHO

‘Tomato flu’ misleading name for common childhood illness, not public health concern: Experts

This is not the first time the disease has been recorded in India

African swine fever: Kerala to buy all healthy pigs to help farmers after Wayanad outbreak

Some 360 pigs culled last weekend after detection of disease on two farms in Wayanad

The worst of Nagaland’s African swine fever outbreak may be over, say officials

No fresh cases have been reported in two weeks in the state

India’s kala-azar cases declined 98.7% since 2007: Health ministry

Around 99.8% endemic blocks in India have achieved elimination status, says Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

African Swine Fever scare: 700 pigs culled in Damoh, Madhya Pradesh

The infection has spread like wildfire in the area, according to local veterinarian doctors

Does Bhubaneswar need to worry about dengue amid COVID-19?

Some 60 people in certain city localities have been diagnosed with dengue, say health officials

Lateral Thoughts: Don't blame it on the mosquito

Vector-borne diseases are complex and tackling just one aspect of the equation will not help  

African Swine Fever reaches the Far North; 50 pigs to be culled in Swedish county after infections in wild boar

Sweden is the 24th country in Europe to report outbreaks of ASF within its borders  

Swift surveillance helped Ghana end Marburg outbreak: WHO

Two people died of the disease since the beginning of the outbreak on July 17, 2022

African swine fever: Highly contagious virus hit 49 countries since 2021

Only way to contain the virus is to cull the infected, in-contact pigs and bury them in lime-treated deep trenches

‘Africa’s health institutions must be strengthened at country-level’

During an outbreak, the same health worker is repurposed for emergency tasks, impacting routine healthcare services

Penicillin can prevent latent rheumatic heart disease from progressing in children: Study

Further research needed to assess real-world implementation, population-based screening and initiation of prophylaxis

Marburg in Guinea: The value of lessons from managing other haemorrhagic outbreaks

Viral haemorrhagic fever has again raised its head in Africa amid COVID-19 pandemic. To date, 14 outbreaks of Marburg virus disease have …

Climate impact: Tamil Nadu study links vector-borne scrub typhus cases with high rainfall, humidity

Every millimetre increase in rainfall could lead to a 0.5%-0.7% hike in monthly scrub typhus cases

2024 peak year for Kyasanur Forest Disease, Karnataka health officials confirm as cases rise

Cases higher this year due to low rainfall, expert says