Ebola rears head again in DRC; China, US report new strains of bird flu
WHO assesses EVD risk to be low at global level; China says H3N8 infection not a cause for worry
Nepal faces one of the biggest bird-flu outbreaks
Kathmandu, Pokhra worst affected; repeat outbreak in a span of two weeks worries authorities
Science and Technology - Briefs
Learning from COVID-19: Here’s what is needed to prepare for the next global health emergency
A new pandemic may already be on the horizon as highly pathogenic avian influenza is raising growing alarm
EU announces emergency measures to contain bird flu outbreak
New cases reported from the UK and the Netherlands
2,500 birds culled to stop bird flu spread in Bihar
Authorities now focussing on chickens in domestic houses
What is immunity debt and why is it causing a spike in swine flu cases
Delhi had 15 patients in August; 1,500 cases & 43 deaths reported from Maharashtra this year
Bird flu deaths on the rise, environment ministry issues guidelines
As many as 250 crows in Rajasthan, 1,700 migratory birds in Himachal Pradesh have died since December 2020
Understanding zoonotic diseases: How viruses break the nature-human divide
Their novel nature and unpredictability make diseases that jump from animals to humans extremely dangerous
The real pandemic
Cockpit
In early December 2007, the country prided itself on providing the world with a road map to check the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5NI.…
Swine flu tamed?
H1N1 cases on the rise but doctors say the strain is behaving like seasonal flu
Coronavirus outbreak: A new mapping tool that lets you scroll through timeline
To provide a clearer picture of an evolving story, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has developed a new outbreak-…
Book Digest: Stories of women in leadership, trends empowering them and more
From accounts of the Spanish Flu to COVID-19, DTE tracks contemporary books on development from leading authors
Delhi records its first swine flu death
Last week, Hyderabad had reported three deaths due to the flu
Double standards and transparency
COVID-19: Economic Survey credits lockdown for India’s success, silent on nitty-gritties
‘1918 Spanish Flu lessons were guiding factors for India’s lockdown, other pandemic strategies’
South Asia
India rejects MIT’s claims about swine flu virus mutation
Researchers, however, call for better surveillance to gather more scientific data that can determine whether mutations are causing the current …
First human-to-human transmission of deadly strain of bird flu in China
Virus transmitted from infected father to daughter who cared for him in hospital; both die
H1N1 caught India sleeping
FAO, Swiss Institute team up to fight bird flu and other infectious diseases
Both organisations are developing tools to improve early detection of such pandemics
Global Eco Watch: How climate may have helped exacerbate Spanish Flu
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology