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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· Sep 19, 2023 · 08:40 pm

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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· Nov 23, 2022 · 09:08 pm

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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· Aug 05, 2022 · 08:13 am

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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· Aug 02, 2022 · 01:55 pm

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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· Aug 01, 2022 · 08:16 am

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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· Jul 28, 2022 · 10:57 am

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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· Jul 22, 2022 · 03:47 pm

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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· Jul 20, 2022 · 12:16 pm

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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· Jul 14, 2022 · 09:04 pm

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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· May 30, 2022 · 11:44 am

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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· May 25, 2022 · 04:55 pm

Israel, Switzerland and Austria report monkeypox cases

The total number of countries affected by the virus outbreak has reached 15.

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· May 23, 2022 · 02:12 pm