Kerala is on high alert after a man in Kozhikode district tested positive for Nipah virus. Health officials are tracing contacts and implem...

A cruise ship outbreak was identified as hantavirus. South African experts rapidly investigated a passenger evacuated with pneumonia. Initi...

The cruise ship MV Hondius, hit by hantavirus, has docked in Rotterdam for disinfection. Remaining crew and medical staff will undergo quar...

Prateek Yadav passed away yesterday. Six antemortem injuries were found on his body, with three dating back five to seven days and three ab...

Scientists in Chile developed antibodies that successfully neutralised the deadly Andes hantavirus in lab and animal studies, raising hopes...

Madagascar's unique wildlife faces a threat from invasive black rats. These newcomers are pushing out native tufted-tailed rats from degrad...

The WHO has confirmed five hantavirus cases and three deaths aboard the Hondius cruise ship in the Atlantic. Linked to the Andes strain, th...

AI firm Anthropic studied user interactions with its chatbot Claude. About six percent of users sought personal guidance. Health, career, r...

Your bedroom air may not be as pure as you think. Tiny particles, dust mites, and chemicals fill the air you breathe at night. This hidden ...

Fifty-nine cases of HMPV and two deaths due to co-morbidities have been reported in India between January 6-29. The virus particularly affe...

HMOV Symptoms: An outbreak of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China has raised global concerns. India is also monitoring the virus. Symptom...

India HMPV Case: An eight-month-old baby in Bengaluru has been identified with Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV). The Indian government assures ...

The states have been requested to take a stock of hospital preparedness such as availability of drugs and medical oxygen, vaccination cover...

Scientists have assessed respiratory samples from 35 COVID-19 patients, and found that contagious coronavirus was "rarely detectable" beyon...

Appropriate biosafety and biosecurity precautions need to be taken during the testing and while collecting the respiratory samples.

The case shall still be monitored for 14 days after their last contact with a confirmed 2019-nCoV case. In case the laboratory results are ...

The samples of the sick swines were tested at the laboratories in Selesih, Mizoram and at ICAR Research Complex, Borapani in Meghalaya.