Infectious Disease
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Kyasanur Forest Disease: A tick-borne viral illness is spreading in the Western Ghats
Since January, Karnataka’s Malenadu region has already recorded 12 deaths and more than 250 positive cases.
Arathi Menon
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Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode under control, but threat not over, says Kerala CM
Two people have died in the state due to the viral infection.
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Measles outbreak: 8-month-old child dies in Mumbai
On Tuesday, a one-year-old had died of the viral infection in the city.
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Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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US declares monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency
As of Thursday, the country had 6,600 cases. Experts believe the number could be higher.
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Monkeypox: Delhi, Kerala report new cases, India’s tally rises to eight
In the national capital, a 35-year-old Nigerian man tested positive for the disease, while the southern state reported its fifth case.
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Monkeypox: 22-year-old man dies in Kerala after testing positive in UAE
The cause of death will be investigated as the fatality rate from the disease is low, the health minister said.
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Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Monkeypox: ICMR invites bids to develop vaccine and diagnostic kits
This was announced after the National Institute of Virology said that it has successfully isolated the strain of the virus.
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Kerala reports third case of monkeypox in India
A 35-year-old man who had returned to Malappuram district from the United Arab Emirates on July 6 has tested positive, the state health minister says.
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Monkeypox: Kerala issues guidelines to treat suspected and confirmed cases
Anyone who has in the last 21 days travelled to a country where monkeypox has been reported and has red spots on the body is a probable case of the disease.
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The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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India’s first monkeypox case detected in Kerala
The patient had returned from the United Arab Emirates on July 12. The condition of the patient is stable.
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Simultaneous monkeypox cases in many non-endemic countries suggest undetected transmission, says WHO
As of May 26, over 250 confirmed and 120 suspected infections have been reported from 23 non-endemic nations.
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Monkeypox can be contained as more countries are rolling out vaccinations, says WHO official
The health body said that most of the infections are not severe.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Will Jacks’s unbeaten ton, Virat Kohli’s 70* drive Bengaluru to clinical win over Gujarat
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India tour of Bangladesh: Renuka Thakur stars as visitors pick up comfortable win in opening T20I
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Shooting, Shotgun Olympic Qualifiers: Maheshwari Chauhan secures Paris quota in women’s skeet
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver