Yellow fever burden to shift to central and east Africa by 2050: Study
Number of deaths to likely increase 25 per cent; projected to further accelerate in the two regions after 2050
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
Worst yellow fever outbreak in decades kills hundreds of rare monkeys in Brazil
Over 600 monkeys have died in rainforest region with no provision for vaccinating them
Jodhpur patient dies of unidentified haemorrhagic fever in Delhi AIIMS
Health authorities of Gujarat and Rajasthan have been alerted about possible outbreak of Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever
Mystery behind Gorakhpur encephalitis deaths: is scrub typhus the likely cause?
Scrub typhus is caused by the Orientia tsutsugamushi bacterium, which is introduced in humans from the bites of the infected larvae of a certain …
Gorakhpur child deaths not the only case of mismanagement in government hospitals
There is no scientific consensus on the cause of encephalitis that has been claiming lives every year in the Gorakhpur region since 1978. But an …
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
Resurgence of scrub typhus fever
Early detection is crucial in treating the disease spread by mites found in scrub land
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First AES case of the year suspected in Muzaffarpur: Hospital source
An awareness campaign for AES was launched in the district
Sanitise and rule
How yellow fever became a ruse for the US to occupy Cuba
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
India should beware of 10 viral threats, including Ebola
The diseases include Ebola, MERS-CoV, yellow fever, bird flu, Usutu virus, Tilapia novel orthomyxo-like virus, Cyclovirus, Banna Reo virus and …
Acute Flaccid Myelitis: A mystery disease, this time in the US
Although little is known about its cause, neurological diseases like AFM are often linked to viruses including poliovirus
Pale and yellow
Shortage of vaccines has pushed many African countries to the brink of a yellow fever epidemic
Rare Sudan strain leads to Ebola outbreak in Uganda
Ebola virus is often fatal if untreated
Five little-known diseases to watch out for in 2017
Emerging diseases on which the experts are keeping a close eye
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
Ebola in Africa's Democratic Republic of Congo now has more than 2,000 infected
The current outbreak of the virus, beginning late July 2018, has claimed 1,346 lives in North Kivu and Ituri provinces until May.
Pork industry cautious but not worried about African swine fever yet
While the disease has led to culling of 600,000 swine in China in the last five months, Indian breeders and sellers don't yet feel threatened by it
FAO, Swiss Institute team up to fight bird flu and other infectious diseases
Both organisations are developing tools to improve early detection of such pandemics
Every Mizoram district feared swept by African swine fever
The disease has invaded even isolated pig farms in the northeastern state
Ebola, pandemic influenza and SDG feature prominently at 71st World Health Assembly
The five-day assembly also agreed upon other resolutions concerning topics like digital health and assistive technology
Deadly mosquito bites
As Delhi and other parts of the country battle the surge in dengue cases, here is a look at how vector-borne diseases have been spreading their …