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A termite pesticide banned in 1988 is still turning up in wildlife; researchers found toxic brain levels in nearly half the sick skunks they examined near DetroitA banned pesticide, chlordane, used for termite control, is causing severe neurological damage and death in urban skunks, according to new ...
Two Indians part of crew of luxury cruise ship that reported hantavirus outbreakA hantavirus outbreak has been reported on the Dutch vessel MV Hondius, with five confirmed cases and three deaths, including two Indian na...
5,000 deaths in 2025-26 across U.S. due to flu, warns CDCInfluenza A(H3N2) remains the dominant strain, accounting for more than 91 per cent of subtyped influenza A cases, CDC said.
Why flu is killing more people in US even more than Covid-19Influenza has surpassed Covid-19 as the deadlier virus in the US this winter, with the CDC reporting over 16,000 flu-related deaths since O...
Flu cases surge in the US: 29 million infected — Why this season poses a greater threat than COVID-19This is the worst flu season in the United States in nearly a decade. So far, the country has recorded 29 million flu infections, around 37...
California hospitals full to the brim as US flu cases spike. Has flu deaths surpassed COVID-19 victims?Flu cases in US: Seasonal flu cases in the United States have reached their highest level in over a decade with even influenza-related deat...
US providing Moderna $590 mn to speed mRNA pandemic for bird flu which experts fear may start a pandemicThe H5N1 virus is common in wild birds and other animals. While it has not conclusively been found to spread from person to person, the amo...
As US reports first human bird flu death, expert says virus is 'lethal'. Check symptoms, diagnosis and prevention tipsBird flu death in US: US has reported its first human death due to bird flu. Bird flu is a viral infection that spreads in birds, cows and ...
Research shows prolonged health effects of influenza resemble that of long CovidThe research, spanning 18 months, compared the health outcomes of COVID-19 and influenza patients, showing an increased risk of death, hosp...
59 H3N2 influenza cases detected in Odisha in two monthsFrom January 2 to March 5, 451 cases of the H3N2 have been reported in the country, according to data shared by the union health ministry o...
79 cases of H3N2 influenza reported till now in Puducherry: OfficialH3N2 is a non-human influenza virus that normally circulates in pigs and has infected humans, according to the US Centre for Disease Contro...
Experts ask citizens to take precautions as India records two H3N2 virus deathsExperts in India have suggested that there is need for increased monitoring and precaution measures to ward off H3N2 virus in the country. ...
What is Influenza A H3N2 virus? 2 deaths reported in India. Symptoms, diagnosis and who are at riskSeasonal influenza is an acute respiratory infection caused by influenza viruses. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said th...
Avian Flu: Over 400 chickens die in Jharkhand, read to know moreAvian Flu: The main risk factor for humans is possible via direct or indirect exposure to infected live or dead poultry or contaminated env...
Successful tests in animal models pave way for strategy for universal flu vaccineAn experimental mRNA-based vaccine against all 20 known subtypes of influenza virus provided broad protection from otherwise lethal flu str...
What's worse than a pandemic? A twindemicOne reason to get more serious about flu is its cost, both economically and in human terms. Annual costs of treating influenza (routinely i...
People gave up on measures during 1918 influenza pandemic and paid a priceThe pandemic wore on, stretching into a third deadly wave that lasted through the spring of 1919.
World Pneumonia Day: Weak lungs, poor immune system can increase Covid severity in adultsGlobally, pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death in children under five.
Indian professor Suresh Mittal at Purdue gets $1.5 million grant for Bird Flu vaccine researchAccording to the World Health Organization, the new H7N9 flu virus was found in China in 2013 and is responsible for 229 deaths and 665 cas...
Russian scientists develop Ebola vaccineThe vaccine will be first tested on animals. The clinical tests involving volunteers will be conducted in Africa, the Russian media reporte...