Autonomous Africa CDC a game-changer on disease outbreak response: Experts

Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention will now be in a position to assess disease outbreaks on the continent and declare it an …

Africa not on track to eliminate malaria by 2030 as envisioned: Report

Disruptions in access to health facilities, supply chain during COVID-19 pandemic impacted management of malaria cases

Drugs on EMI

People in an extremely backward Haryana town, where almost every fifth person has hepatitis C, are forced to seek treatment on EMIs

Droopy dead

New findings suggest the vulture might be falling prey to an infectious disease. The scientific community is not yet certain if the vulture's …

COVID-19: Infection in Dutch mink farms point to ‘reverse zoonosis’

The COVID-19 outbreak has reached 12 out of 130 Dutch mink farms, according to Science 

How do blood tests work? Medical laboratory scientists explain the process

There are a lot of steps in the pathway from blood draw to diagnosis and treatment 

Who are you?

Microorganisms have a complex equation with humans. From the structure of our bodies to cultural differences, the invisible beings influence our …

Dengue shadow over FIFA 2014

Three of the 12 games venues in Brazil—Natal, Fortaleza, and Recife—carry high-alert warning

Curative resolve

A dose of political will, backed by communication skills, can help combat infectious diseases

Unprepared for Ebola

The rapid spread of Ebola to three continents shows that the world needs effective surveillance and response system to check infectious diseases

Suffering SARS

Is the crisis spawned by this new viral infection a failure of global health governance?

Kicking up a stink

Waste pickers in Pune force corporates and the municipality to address safe disposal of sanitary napkins

MERS virus may spread to India post Haj

Researchers predict spread of acute respiratory syndrome that originated in the Middle East by studying population movements; Mumbai, Kozhikode …

Totally drug resistant TB: government in denial mode

Health ministry deputes team to Mumbai; says neither WHO nor tuberculosis control programme recognise TDR-TB

SARS - India's wrong diagnosis

The Union government's recent declaration that India does not have any cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) may have allayed the …

Light pollution spreads diseases

It is difficult to comprehend modern life sans nighttime light. But the amenity comes at a price. Bruno A S De Medeiros and Alessandro Barghini …

If bird flu arrives, what will India do?

India is a hotbed not only of strange diseases but of stranger disease surveillance and control institutions. Every year, known and unknown …

Fatal resistance

The strong and mighty bacteria are all around us. They have hardened themselves to fight back the antibiotics administered to patients. This is …

Dengue outbreak in Brazil prompting emergency health measures

As the world gets increasingly warmer and wetter, mosquito-related disease outbreaks are predicted to rise and spread

What is Alaskapox? A microbiologist explains the recently discovered virus that just claimed its first fatality

Alaskapox — a virus in the same family as smallpox, cowpox and mpox — claimed its first fatality in January 2024

Bad blood

Change is needed

Progress against a neglected tropical disease in east Africa is under threat

Kalaazar is neglected because it is a disease of poverty

World TB Day: More men than women reported infection among India’s elderly

The prevalence percentage among men is almost double that among women.

Killer on the prowl