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Florida on alert as state declares emergency over ‘breakbone fever’ dengue outbreakFlorida has recently declared a local state of emergency in response to a rising dengue fever outbreak impacting various counties. With alm...
Health emergency: Dengue fever outbreak declared in Rarotonga, New ZealandCook Islands faces a dengue fever outbreak in Rarotonga. Seven cases are confirmed, prompting a swift response. The government initiates 'O...
Mpox patient at LNJP hospital stable, no need to panic: Delhi Minister Saurabh BharadwajDelhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj confirmed that the mpox patient at LNJP Hospital is stable. The 26-year-old, with a travel history,...
Why is US experiencing a dengue outbreak? Is climate change to be blamed? Details hereThe US and other countries in the region are experiencing an outbreak of dengue. This has largely been attributed to climate change and it ...
WHO urges pandemic accord in 2024 after years of Covid painTedros called for ramped-up relief efforts for the Gaza Strip and urged nations to seal a "monumental" pandemic accord to plug preparedness...
Needle-free vaccine patch being developed by researchers to tackle Zika virusThe patch's simplicity, pain-free application, and stability at elevated temperatures make it a promising tool for vaccination in regions f...
Simple-to-apply, needle-free vaccine patch developed against Zika infectionLimited global surveillance shows Zika virus is active in at least 89 countries and territories but there is no currently licensed vaccine,...
Hospitals in Pakistan run short of beds as dengue cases surge countrywideIn the last 24 hours, 98 new cases of dengue were reported in Islamabad, according to the district health officer, of which 73 were found i...
How climate change could expose new epidemicsThe Covid-19 pandemic that has swept the globe and claimed over 760,000 lives so far almost certainly came from a wild bat, highlighting th...
Treason case against Pervez Musharraf to be heard daily from October 24: CourtThe bench had decided last month to conduct 75-year-old Musharraf's trial on a daily basis from October 8 to conclude the case pending sinc...
Malaria toll in Delhi rises to 6According to a senior municipal health official the malaria deaths were reported at various hospitals in from July to September.
Indian scientists were aware of Zika virus in 1950s: ICMR head Soumya SwaminathanTo deal with Zika, Swaminathan said, testing of people is being done in the country at present, besides looking at the issue of developing ...
Indian scientists were aware of Zika virus in 1950s: ICMR head Soumya SwaminathanIndian scientists had even stored a vial of the pathogen, ICMR Director-General Soumya Swaminathan said.
India should adopt Brazil's Zika model to fight dengue: IMAThe Indian Medical Association recommended adopting Brazil's Zika virus awareness model to combat dengue, which has emerged as a leading ca...
Clip-on device may help protect against Zika virus: StudyThe device repels mosquitoes by releasing a vapour form of insecticide through a battery-powered fan, forming an insecticide "cloud".
Zika virus: Centre issues guidelines; warns against travel to affected areasA day after WHO declared emergency over the "explosive" spread of the virus, the Centre issued detailed guidelines for combating the diseas...
Health ministry issues guidelines to prevent Zika outbreakThe intensified efforts of the government follow the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring Zika an international public health emergenc...
Genetically modified mosquito could help fight ZikaGenetically modified mosquitoes that would help fight the Zika virus are getting attention from US regulators as health officials raise ala...
- Ramadoss in fever pitch
After fixing an emergency meeting on October 10 to discuss the dengue attack on the All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), the U...
- This doc’s not worried about dengue spread
Even AS the spread of dengue virus to the AIIMS exposes the seriousness of epidemic-like condition in the Capital, the Union health ministe...