Russia pneumonic plague: New point of conflict emerges between Moscow based Kremlin and Donald Trump administration? All you need to knowRussia Irkutsk Pneumonic Plague: Plague is a bacterial disease that can occur in several forms, including pneumonic plague, the most contag...
05 Oct, 2026, 08.03 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
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
Russia plague scare: ‘Dangerous infection’ that killed one may have been released after researcher broke a test tube. Here’s what we knowIn a shocking incident, a female researcher from the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute has died due to severe pneumonia of unknown cause. Close...
05 Oct, 2026, 01.52 PM IST
US urges Russia to share details on suspected fatal pneumonic plague caseThe US State Department is investigating reports of a suspected fatal case of pneumonic plague in Russia. Authorities in Washington are urg...
05 Oct, 2026, 01.52 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
Measles outbreak ends in West Texas, but fight continues as CDC reports 1,375 cases nationwide in 2025Texas has declared the end of its measles outbreak after 762 cases, primarily affecting children, with significant hospitalizations and fat...
21 Aug, 2025, 10.53 AM IST
Measles returns to Alabama after 23 years, sparks urgent vaccination efforts amid nationwide surgeAlabama health officials are investigating a possible measles case in Lee County, potentially the state's first in many years. The individu...
09 Jun, 2025, 10.57 AM IST
Mysterious illness dubbed 'Disease X' spreading rapidly, has killed mostly children, infected over 400. Check symptomsA mysterious illness, dubbed disease X, has killed at least 31 people — mostly children — in the remote Panzi region of the Democratic Repu...
11 Dec, 2024, 06.02 PM IST
Freddie Mercury: Queen, Culture Club pay tributes to the rock legend on his 31st death anniversaryOn the 31st death anniversary of Queen’s Freddie Mercury, bandmates and Culture Club pay tribute to him. The lead vocalist passed away in 1...
24 Nov, 2022, 09.31 PM IST
Mysterious outbreak: Covid-like pneumonia leaves three dead, six ill in Argentina. Read hereAs per the local health officials of Argentina, a pneumonia of unknown origin, which is quite similar to Covid, has arisen in the country, ...
02 Sep, 2022, 08.19 PM IST
China warns of 'unknown pneumonia' deadlier than COVID-19 in KazakhstanThe "unknown pneumonia in Kazakhstan caused 1,772 deaths in the first six months of the year, including 628 people in June alone", the Chin...
10 Jul, 2020, 12.07 PM IST
China exonerates self in whitepaper on Covid-19, says virus first noticed on Dec 27A whitepaper by Chinese govt just gave a lengthy explanation to refute the allegations of cover up and delay.
07 Jun, 2020, 08.46 PM IST
Coronavirus detected in Wuhan in late December: ChinaSince the coronavirus outbreak, the pandemic has killed 3,331 people in China with the number of infections rising to 81,740, the National ...
07 Apr, 2020, 04.39 PM IST
Experts question delayed action as death toll in China's coronavirus climbs to over 2780Forty four more people have died of the novel coronavirus in China, taking the death toll in the outbreak to 2,788, Chinese health official...
28 Feb, 2020, 11.13 AM IST
China's Coronavirus afflictions claim 41 lives, nearly 1300 confirmed cases, 237 criticalThe virus has spread to Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Nepal, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam and the United States as of Thurs...
25 Jan, 2020, 08.35 AM IST
H7N9 avian flu strikes China again; over 40 cases reportedThe World Health Organisation is closely monitoring the situation. Last year, China had reported 134 cases, with 45 fatalities.
22 Jan, 2014, 03.39 PM IST