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Health Ministry monitoring situation as two Nipah virus cases detected in West BengalTwo suspected Nipah virus cases are being closely monitored in West Bengal. The Union health ministry has deployed an expert team to suppor...12 Jan, 2026, 10.15 PM IST- 2 suspected cases of Nipah virus detected at AIIMS Kalyani; Centre mobilises response teamTwo suspected Nipah virus cases have been detected in West Bengal. The Union government is providing full support to the state. A national ...12 Jan, 2026, 07.58 PM IST
- Nipah virus in Kerala: Three cases detected in Malappuram, Palakkad this year; govt traces 677 contactsIn 2025, Kerala's Malappuram and Palakkad districts reported three Nipah virus infections, prompting the tracing of 677 contacts. The gover...01 Aug, 2025, 03.53 PM IST
- Study estimates over 9% of world's lands at high risk of animal-to-human infectionsA new study reveals that over nine per cent of the world's land faces high or very high risk of zoonotic outbreaks, impacting approximately...25 Jul, 2025, 03.05 PM IST
- Delhi reports first case of Japanese Encephalitis: check symptoms of this viral diseaseHealth officials in Delhi have reported an isolated case of Japanese Encephalitis (JE), a viral disease transmitted from animals to humans....29 Nov, 2024, 12.58 PM IST
- Epidemics such as Nipah virus outbreaks, Covid-19 originated from non-human source: J P Nadda to Rajya SabhaUnion Health Minister J P Nadda emphasized the importance of a One Health approach, integrating human, animal, and environmental health, to...30 Jul, 2024, 06.38 PM IST
- PM Modi to inaugurate ICMR facility to enhance research on haemoglobinopathiesThe institute will focus on increasing preparedness and laboratory capabilities for identification of novel and unknown zoonotic agents, it...10 Dec, 2022, 03.13 PM IST
- Langya Henipavirus found in China: Is the new virus fatal? And six other questions answeredAccording to an article titled "A Zoonotic Henipavirus in Febrile Patients in China", published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJ...10 Aug, 2022, 06.15 PM IST
- India gets $1.75 bn World Bank loan for health, private investmentIndia gets a loan of USD 1.75 billion (about Rs 13,834.54 crore) from the World bank in efforts to fund India's PM Ayushman Bharat scheme a...01 Jul, 2022, 05.08 PM IST
- ‘One-Health’ initiative to be launched in Bengaluru on June 28“DAHD in collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) as implementation par...27 Jun, 2022, 11.58 AM IST
- Will monkeypox be a self-limiting outbreak or recurrent large epidemic?In mere weeks, monkeypox has spread to 37 non-endemic countries, with over 2,600 cases.23 Jun, 2022, 04.38 PM IST
- View: Healthcare priorities need urgent science-based solutionsThis ecosystem can now be used for further vaccine developmental research. The knowledge, experience and capacity acquired are critical to ...25 Feb, 2022, 11.42 PM IST
- Government launches 'One Health' consortium for surveillance of bacterial, viral infectionsDr Renu Swarup, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, launched the First 'One Health' project of the DBT through video conferencing on Th...14 Oct, 2021, 02.21 PM IST
- Need to create awareness on zoonotic diseases: Mansukh MandaviyaHe made the remarks while virtually inaugurating the Whole Genome Sequencing National Reference Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance (AM...30 Jul, 2021, 02.23 PM IST
- China has been conducting experiments of dangerous pathogens with Pakistan since 2015: ReportAccording to the report written by Anthony Klan, Wuhan scientists are believed to have been conducting research into deadly pathogens in Pa...27 Aug, 2020, 10.41 AM IST
- Nature will provide us solutions: Prakash Javadekar on International Biodiversity DayStressing on this year's theme, Javadekar stressed that solutions are in nature and therefore, protecting the nature is very important espe...22 May, 2020, 07.48 PM IST
- Government comes out with new biosecurity norms for poultry farmsThe biosecurity guidelines were last issued in 2013. The norms have been revised in light of latest developments and to incorporate some pr...18 Sep, 2015, 10.41 PM IST
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