Encephalitis outbreak: SC asks Centre, Bihar and UP to list steps taken to stop spread of disease

The top court directed the governments to file affidavits within seven days.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 24, 2019 · 11:48 am

India recorded three million fewer cases of malaria in 2017: World Health Organization

India was the only ‘high-burden country’ to report a decline in the number of cases.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 20, 2018 · 08:07 pm

Congo: At least 47 people reported dead in fresh outbreak of Ebola virus

The World Health Organization confirmed that 20 of the 47 fatalities were caused by the virus, while the rest were still being tested and identified.

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· Aug 18, 2018 · 04:51 pm

New Zealand orders the culling of 1.26 lakh cows in attempt to eradicate a disease

The culling is required to prevent the disease from spreading across the country, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said.

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· May 28, 2018 · 01:52 pm

Ebola in Congo: WHO calls for emergency meeting to discuss global risks of outbreak

Officials said there are 44 suspected, probable or confirmed cases of Ebola and that 23 people have died have died so far.

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· May 18, 2018 · 10:45 am

Fighting Ebola: Lessons from the Democratic Republic of Congo and its neighbours

Health authorities must define the scale of the outbreak and then break its chains of transmission as quickly as possible.

Chikwe Ihekweazu, The Conversation

· May 12, 2018 · 02:30 pm

Going to get cash? ATMs could give you influenza and respiratory infections

ATMs allow pathogens to thrive and spread among their users.

Vijayaprasad Gopichandran

· Nov 24, 2017 · 02:30 pm

An untreatable strain of malaria could become the world’s next big health crisis

The malarial parasite’s resistance to drugs is spreading in South East Asia.

Shone Satheesh

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Sanjeev Nair

· Oct 23, 2017 · 04:00 pm

Plague in Madagascar: 33 dead, 230 infected since August

The disease is endemic to Madagascar, where there are 400 cases a year, but this outbreak is a cause of concern as even urban areas have been affected.

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· Oct 10, 2017 · 12:29 pm

Dengue cases in Delhi up by 54% this year, says MCD data

Almost 1,200 cases were reported in the city up to September 2.

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· Sep 05, 2017 · 08:07 am

India cannot eliminate malaria if a large state like Andhra Pradesh cannot count its cases correctly

The state health department does not count results from the Rapid Blood Tests for malaria, even though the national guidelines mandate it.

Menaka Rao

· Jul 28, 2017 · 04:00 pm

A malaria drug used by Andhra Pradesh is making cases of the disease harder to count – and fight

The state health department is flouting national guidelines by using chloroquine. This has led to both drug resistance and underreporting of malaria cases.

Menaka Rao

· Jul 27, 2017 · 02:30 pm