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Kent meningitis outbreak triggers surge in UK vaccine demand, policy debateMeningitis B outbreak in Kent has led to a surge in demand for the vaccine. Pharmacies report shortages as people seek protection. The gove...21 Mar, 2026, 08.52 AM IST- This headache can kill in 24 hours. Here's what doctors want you to knowA deadly bacterial meningitis can strike fast. Early signs like a stiff neck, a specific rash, and extreme light sensitivity demand urgent ...20 Mar, 2026, 10.27 PM IST
- 9-Month-old baby in intensive care amid UK Meningitis outbreak: What is Meningitis and its symptomsNine-month-old Nala-Rose Fletcher from Folkestone is critically ill with meningitis at Evelina London Children’s Hospital amid a growing ou...18 Mar, 2026, 09.28 PM IST
- Kerala’s brain-eating amoeba that enters through nose has 97% fatality rate; only 20 survived globally till dateKerala is facing a significant outbreak of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a deadly brain infection caused by Naegleria fowleri....19 Sep, 2025, 02.52 PM IST
- Meningitis outbreak kills 30 in Kerala and Nigeria: Symptoms, high-risk groups, and causes of brain inflammationNigerian authorities confirm a meningitis outbreak in the northwest, causing 26 deaths over two months. Medical supplies and staff are in p...12 Mar, 2025, 02.52 PM IST
- Congo mystery illness: Over 1,000 infected as WHO calls disease significant public health threatThe World Health Organization has said that it will further investigate the mystery illness outbreak in the Congo after another cluster was...28 Feb, 2025, 06.50 PM IST
- Unidentified mystery disease cases surge over 400: WHO issues global warning. Is this the next pandemic threat?A mysterious illness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has resulted in over 400 cases and 53 deaths since January 21. Health experts,...27 Feb, 2025, 08.16 PM IST
- Sloth fever is spreading in the U.S.; is it life-threatening? What are its symptoms, and is there a vaccine? Will there be a travel ban?There are neither treatments nor preventative vaccines available for sloth fever. Experts say that avoiding mosquito and midge bites is the...29 Aug, 2024, 08.22 PM IST
- Serum Institute's multivalent meningococcal meningitis vaccine gets WHO prequalificationThe Serum Institute of India (SII), world's largest vaccine maker by volumes on Wednesday said its vaccine to protect against the five pred...12 Jul, 2023, 07.12 PM IST
- CDC is investigating the outbreak of the meningococcal disease in gay and bisexuals in Florida, here's all you need to know about the diseaseAfter what is being described among the worst outbreaks, CDC is investigating the meningococcal disease in bisexual and gay men in Florida....24 Jun, 2022, 03.44 PM IST
- WHO: Nearly 200 cases of monkeypox in more than 20 countriesEarlier this week, a top adviser to WHO said the outbreak in Europe, U.S., Israel, Australia and beyond was likely linked to sex at two rec...27 May, 2022, 06.06 PM IST
- Large meningitis outbreak reported among bisexuals and gay men in FloridaBisexual and gay men in Florida see a meningococcal disease outbreak. It can potentially be a deadly infection, and the health officials ar...12 Apr, 2022, 09.16 PM IST
- Ebola vaccines stockpiled against future outbreaksIn a statement, WHO, Doctors Without Borders, UNICEF and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said they wer...12 Jan, 2021, 04.05 PM IST
- Oxford University coronavirus vaccine safe, induces immune response, says Lancet studyThe vaccine candidate has been developed by the Jenner Institute, a part of the Nuffield Department of Medicine at the University of Oxford...21 Jul, 2020, 01.26 PM IST
- China's Tianjin CanSino Biotechnology to mass produce Ebola vaccineInvestment into the base totals 2 billion yuan (about USD 317 million) and construction will be complete in September, 2018.14 Oct, 2015, 11.28 AM IST
- Here's what you need to know about EbolaWith 4,450 deaths reported yet, the current outbreak in west Africa is the largest and Ebola outbreak since the virus was first discovered ...16 Oct, 2014, 12.31 PM IST
- 'Brain fever' outbreak at Commonwealth games villageNine workers at the construction site of the 2010 Commonwealth Games village in New Delhi have caught meningitis in a new setback to India'...04 Mar, 2008, 01.36 PM IST
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