The Marburg virus, a close cousin of Ebola, causes severe viral haemorrhagic fever. How to protect yourselfIt was first reported in 1967 in a town called Marburg in Germany and in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia).
26 Jul, 2022, 09.04 AM IST
Monkeypox spreads in West, baffling African scientistsCases of the smallpox-related disease haven't previously been seen among people with no links to central and West Africa. But in the past w...
20 May, 2022, 07.03 PM IST
Lassa fever: Symptoms, treatment & more about the pandemic-wary world's new fear factorLassa fever has been classed as having pandemic potential. The WHO has it listed in its priority pathogen category — which also includes Eb...
16 Feb, 2022, 12.11 PM IST
What if you can't afford to fight coronavirus?Nearly three-quarters of all deaths from infectious disease in 2016 happened in Africa, Asia.
04 Mar, 2020, 12.53 PM IST
Twitter shared news of Ebola outbreak before health officialsTwitter was a resource for those to share news of Ebola cases prior to official announcements from the Nigerian Ministry of Health, the WHo...
02 Jun, 2015, 07.58 PM IST
Government to restrict arrival of passengers from Ebola-affected nations to seven airportsThe shortlisted airports are Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Cochin, which have the required infrastructure to sc...
27 Nov, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Kerala keeps strict vigil on Ebola, 117 under observationKerala has kept under observation as many as 117 passengers arriving here from deadly virus-hit African nations.
22 Nov, 2014, 06.41 PM IST
Ebola threat: India to screen all passengers flying in from West African nationsThe civil aviation ministry has asked the external affairs ministry to share the list of people coming from Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea a...
21 Nov, 2014, 06.12 AM IST
Ebola outbreak to get worse before it gets better: UN officialsThe latest number of Ebola virus disease cases in affected countries Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone, stands at 3,069, with over...
03 Sep, 2014, 12.55 PM IST
Cybercriminals using Ebola as bait to infect PCs: SymantecAccording to Symantec, cybercriminals are sending out an email with a fake report, which infects the users' device with the Trojan.Zbot mal...
18 Aug, 2014, 07.18 PM IST
India-headed Nigerian woman dies showing Ebola symptomsA Nigerian woman, who was travelling to India for treatment of cancer, died here today while in transit after showing symptoms similar to t...
18 Aug, 2014, 04.10 PM IST
More than one million people affected by Ebola outbreak: WHOThe infected people are in the "hot zone of disease transmission" on the borders of the three countries most impacted by the disease.
14 Aug, 2014, 10.24 AM IST
No suspected case of Ebola virus disease in India: GovernmentThe Cabinet Secretary held a meeting with Secretaries and senior officers of the Ministries of Health, Civil Aviation, MHA, MEA.
12 Aug, 2014, 11.23 PM IST
Maharashtra resident with Ebola symptoms kept at isolation wardMaharashtra Health Minister Suresh Shetty said Lalit Kumar was suffering from vomiting after returning from Lagos.
11 Aug, 2014, 03.40 PM IST
Indian companies like Bharti Airtel & Vedanta group issue travel bans to Ebola-hit nationsTwelve employees of Vedanta group returned home to India this week from Liberia before West African country imposed an emergency, a Vedanta...
11 Aug, 2014, 01.47 AM IST
24-hour emergency helpline set up for Ebola outbreak: Harsh VardhanThe four countries affected are all in western Africa- Guinea (393 deaths), Sierra Leone (286 deaths), Liberia (282 deaths) and Nigeria (1 ...
08 Aug, 2014, 09.04 PM IST
Nearly 45,000 Indians in Ebola-hit countries, may bring virus homeVardhan said 500 Indians were in the Republic of Guinea, 3,000 in Liberia and 1,200 in Sierra Leone, from where the maximum cases have been...
07 Aug, 2014, 07.16 AM IST