Russia plague news: What to know about the disease and which countries have been affected as lab worker dies in Siberia?At the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute, a tragic incident led to the death of a 28-year-old woman, suspected to have contracted pneu...
05 Oct, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
Pneumonic plague suspected in Russia, no immediate threat to India: IMA expertHealth authorities are investigating a suspected case of pneumonic plague in Russia, which has raised concerns. Rajeev Jayadevan from the I...
05 Oct, 2026, 06.43 PM IST
All about the Russian anti-plague research center in Siberia from where an unknown and dangerous infection got leakedLast week, a laboratory technician at a Russian anti-plague research institute succumbed to pneumonia of unknown origin, prompting worldwid...
05 Oct, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
Russian plague lab researcher dies of pneumonia of ‘unknown’ origin, nearly 200 under observationA 28-year-old worker at an Anti-Plague Research Institute in Shelekhov, Siberia, died from unknown pneumonia. Russian authorities are inves...
05 Oct, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
Plague bacteria Yersinia pestis breaks free of lab in Russia, White House monitoring suspected outbreak after laboratory worker dies: Here is what happenedThe woman who died worked at an anti-plague research facility in Russia's Irkutsk region. Russian authorities took precautionary measures a...
05 Oct, 2026, 09.29 AM IST
Ebola outbreak is 'fastest growing ever' as 600 dieThe Democratic Republic of Congo faces its fastest growing Ebola outbreak ever. Health authorities confirmed 1,759 cases and 600 deaths sin...
09 Jul, 2026, 07.59 PM IST
Women are the first caregivers in this Ebola outbreak and the most at riskEastern Congo faces a rapid Ebola outbreak. Women are primary caregivers, increasing their infection risk. Many lack protective gear, forci...
04 Jun, 2026, 11.39 AM IST
WHO chief concerned about 'scale and speed' of deadly Ebola outbreakThe World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency over an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Th...
19 May, 2026, 03.19 PM IST
China's COVID-19 surge raises odds of new coronavirus mutant"China has a population that is very large and there's limited immunity. And that seems to be the setting in which we may see an explosion ...
25 Dec, 2022, 06.35 PM IST
Is monkeypox airborne and can it damage organs? As the virus spreads, here are answers to the most pertinent questionsTo avoid its spread in India, stepping up screening of symptoms is necessary.
10 Jun, 2022, 06.14 PM IST
Focus precisely to prevent subscriber churn: Express Analytics' Hemant Warudkar"Customer churn is never a good thing for any business, and it holds true for the telecom industry that includes wireless, landline and Int...
11 Apr, 2022, 10.45 PM IST
Reliance seeks nod to fly in Israeli experts for training and installation of rapid COVID-19 identification equipmentThe delegation from Breath of Health has already received an emergency approval at Reliance's request given the spike in coronavirus relate...
07 May, 2021, 09.51 AM IST
No significant mutation of coronavirus in India: Harsh VardhanReplying to queries during the 'Sunday Samvad' platform, Vardhan further said enough oxygen is being produced in the country and the health...
20 Sep, 2020, 07.14 PM IST
Chinese city sounds alert for bubonic plagueBubonic plague is a bacterial disease that is spread by fleas living on wild rodents such as marmots. It can kill an adult in less than 24 ...
06 Jul, 2020, 08.57 AM IST
A centuries-old Venice connection to the last date of Lockdown 2.0?While an extension was widely expected, most had assumed the last day of the new phase would be April 30, the date many chief ministers had...
15 Apr, 2020, 02.32 PM IST
The missing phenomenon of locust attacksWhether in real life news or films it seems that earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, volcanoes, floods, blizzards, epidemics and nearly ever...
03 Nov, 2017, 11.24 PM IST
- 'India, Pak may be swarmed by locusts'
Desert locust swarms capable of destroying crops may reach India & Pakistan "in the next few days''.
04 Jul, 2007, 02.37 PM IST