Davaindia launches CareForAll campaign to shelter and vaccinate stray dogs across IndiaDavaindia, Zota Healthcare's retail arm, has launched the CareForAll campaign to provide humane care for stray dogs in Delhi. The initiativ...
15 Aug, 2025, 12.46 PM IST
Study estimates over 9% of world's lands at high risk of animal-to-human infectionsA new study reveals that over nine per cent of the world's land faces high or very high risk of zoonotic outbreaks, impacting approximately...
25 Jul, 2025, 03.05 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
Mysterious disease in Congo kills over 50 people within 48 hours, WHO issues alertA mysterious disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed over 50 lives, with symptoms resembling haemorrhagic fever. T...
27 Feb, 2025, 01.29 AM IST
Mpox is not the new COVID, says WHO official; Here's what you need to know about different monkey pox strainsA WHO official stated that mpox, irrespective of the strain, is manageable and not comparable to COVID-19. Hans Kluge urged collaborative e...
24 Sep, 2024, 07.47 AM IST
Mpox Cases: Worries increase as new strain discovered that spreads from skin to skin contactCongo is experiencing a severe mpox outbreak, with over 21,000 cases reported this year. The World Health Organization has declared it a gl...
20 Sep, 2024, 09.47 AM IST
Better be prepared against the poxHospitals across the country heightened their preparedness for suspected mpox cases after WHO declared the outbreak a public health emergen...
25 Aug, 2024, 10.51 PM IST
Mpox 'not the new Covid', says WHOThe WHO emphasized that the mpox outbreak is different from Covid-19, highlighting that existing knowledge and response measures can contro...
20 Aug, 2024, 07.58 PM IST
Recovering from Mpox? 6 essential dietary tips for quick healingOpt for fresh, homemade meals over junk food to ensure your body receives the necessary nutrients for a speedy recovery.
19 Aug, 2024, 09.54 PM IST
Task force on Monkeypox set up as India sees 1st deathThe National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune on Monday confirmed the death of a 22-year-old man from Thrissur in Kerala as the first ca...
02 Aug, 2022, 11.47 AM IST
Will monkeypox be a self-limiting outbreak or recurrent large epidemic?In mere weeks, monkeypox has spread to 37 non-endemic countries, with over 2,600 cases.
23 Jun, 2022, 04.38 PM IST
Monkeypox threat: Mumbai civic body keeps isolation ward ready in hospitalAll health facilities in Mumbai have been informed to notify and refer any suspected Monkeypox case to the Kasturba Hospital.
24 May, 2022, 04.50 PM IST
NeoCov's potential danger to humans requires further study: WHOAccording to scientists from the Wuhan University in China, NeoCov can penetrate human cells in the same way as SARS-CoV-2.
28 Jan, 2022, 06.06 PM IST
G7 Summit: UK to set up new vaccine centre as world leaders pledge to quash future pandemicsThe so-called “Carbis Bay Declaration” will see the world's leading democracies commit to a series of measures that are designed to quash f...
12 Jun, 2021, 07.42 PM IST
Global 'hot spots' where new coronaviruses may emerge identifiedThe researchers also identified locations that could easily become hot spots with changes in land use. They found that parts of Japan, the ...
03 Jun, 2021, 01.18 PM IST
View: It's time for humans to stop living voraciouslyChina’s crackdown in 2003 on wildlife markets ended after Sars exited. History is repeating itself, this time while the Covid-19 pandemic i...
11 Apr, 2020, 12.08 AM IST
Lessons from Ebola catastrophe: Why India needs to discourage deforestation and excessive miningA study by the Int'l Livestock Research Institute in 2012 put India as the most affected country in terms of diseases that are spread throu...
16 Nov, 2014, 12.58 PM IST