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

South Asia

South Asia

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  

South Asia

Bird flu in Kerala under control, say authorities

It was caused by H5N1 virus, confirm laboratory tests; culling to end Monday

Cabinet secretary takes stock of swine flu preparedness

35 swine flu deaths reported in past one month; Union health ministry trashes media reports of H1N1 virus becoming virulent

History and our notions of ideal and modern

In short

The fortnight in brief

Himachal villages are first to claim forests rights, J&K's Russian poplars to be felled, Delhi's increasing appetite for power …