India faces no immediate public health threat from hantavirus: NIV chiefTwo Indian nationals aboard a cruise ship have reportedly contracted hantavirus. Indian health officials assure the public that these cases...
08 May, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
Hantavirus is on the rise in Argentina, where a stricken cruise ship began its journeyArgentina is investigating if it's the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, coinciding with a surge in domestic cases. ...
07 May, 2026, 10.26 AM IST
GST Council should consider lowering tax on household insecticides to 5 pc: EY-HICA reportA new report recommends lowering the Goods and Services Tax on household insecticides. The current 18 percent rate could be reduced to 5 pe...
24 Apr, 2026, 02.32 PM IST
India moves closer to dengue vaccine as final trials underwayAn Indian vaccine candidate, DengiAll, is in its final testing phase. This single-dose shot offers hope against the deadly dengue disease. ...
27 Feb, 2026, 11.55 AM IST
Bengaluru dengue cases double. BBMP commissioner infected. Hyderabad warnedAs the monsoon progresses, dengue cases in Bengaluru and Hyderabad are increasing. BBMP chief commissioner Tushar Giri Nath has tested posi...
25 Jun, 2024, 10.14 AM IST
Dengue risk re-evaluated: India research finds first infections can be as severe as secondaryA recent study conducted in India challenges the common belief that dengue becomes severe only during secondary infections. Published in Na...
11 Mar, 2024, 11.21 AM IST
Study suggests prior Zika infection may heighten risk of severe dengueA recent study suggests that individuals previously infected with Zika may face an increased risk of developing severe dengue and requiring...
07 Feb, 2024, 07.45 PM IST
What is the Dengue Prevention Pill by Johnson & Johnson? Understanding how the drug operatesJohnson & Johnson's recent announcement heralds a promising breakthrough in combatting dengue fever, often known as "breakbone fever" due t...
21 Oct, 2023, 12.17 AM IST
In strife-torn Manipur, there are outbreaks of dengue, with 1338 dengue casesThis worrying development comes at a time when the hill state is struggling to get back to normalcy from the unprecedented ethnic strife th...
13 Oct, 2023, 10.23 PM IST
Study finds higher temperatures can make dengue virus more virulentIncreasing temperatures could make the Dengue virus more virulent, according to researchers at the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology. T...
24 Aug, 2023, 08.17 PM IST
Dengue cases rising in India: Everything you must know about common signs, precautions & treatmentThe dengue symptoms, if any, can last for two-seven days.
27 Sep, 2022, 01.26 PM IST
Hemorrhaging, abdominal pain: 6 warning signs of severe dengueDengue can escalate very quickly, and turn into a severe and life-threatening ailment.
16 May, 2022, 12.07 PM IST
Season of two viruses? Scientists worried that dengue outbreak may aggravate COVID-19 crisisWhile the number of COVID-19 cases races towards the 8,00,000 mark with 7,93,802 cases on Friday and 21,604 fatalities, the incidence of de...
10 Jul, 2020, 06.43 PM IST
Why India is struggling to introduce dengue vaccinesThe ICGEB plans a larger vaccine trial on monkeys in America; the full-fledged human trial after that could cost more than Rs 100 crore.
09 Oct, 2016, 02.38 PM IST
Dengue costs the world $8.9 billion annually: StudyDengue imposes a whopping $8.9 billion economic burden every year on 141 countries and territories where active transmission of the disease...
05 May, 2016, 12.38 PM IST
Dengue scare: Indian Medical Association cautions people against panickingIndian Medical Association said the present serotype of dengue virus is "less fatal" than the one in 2013 and appealed to people not to pan...
16 Sep, 2015, 04.23 PM IST
China sets up world's largest mosquito factory to fight dengueIn Guangzhou's Science City area, the team leader, Xi Zhiyong, is in charge of releasing the produced mosquitoes to the Shazi Island every ...
02 Aug, 2015, 04.25 PM IST