‘Africa’s health institutions must be strengthened at country-level’
During an outbreak, the same health worker is repurposed for emergency tasks, impacting routine healthcare services
Monkeypox in UK: 7 cases reported, 1 with travel history
All seven cases in the UK till now are of the West African clade, a milder version of the virus
Mosquitoes in a warming world: The 3 fearsome diseases
India may have started to report cases of infection by zika virus only in 2017, but dengue and chikungunya have been prevalent — cases have …
West Africa records 1st death from ‘highly infectious’ Marburg virus
Case fatality rate of the infection is 24-88%
We wanted to know how coronavirus affects Nairobi’s slum residents. What we found
The pandemic is clearly having a negative impact on people’s health and economic and social status
In Ebola shadow, West Africa battles COVID-19 amid economic challenges
Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia are fighting amid collapsed economies and weakened heathcare systems
Scientists are still searching for the source of COVID-19: Why it matters
Understanding the specific circumstances, including human behaviour and activities, that led to the pandemic may provide clues about risk factors …
Coronavirus should give us hope that we are able to tackle the climate crisis
Coronavirus isn't the only global crisis we face: Climate crisis is expected to be more devastating. Some have observed the response to the two …
WHO gears up amid new coronavirus cases in Japan, Thailand after China
About 41 people in Wuhan were infected with the virus that was traced to a seafood market
Now, Ebola case surfaces in Uganda
Five-year-old child who travelled from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Uganda, down with disease
Here is what Indian scientists achieved in 2018
Here is a collection of 15 such stories that gives a glimpse of important developments reported by Indian scientists during the year.
As it gets colder and drier, India may see more H1N1 cases
When dipping temperatures and low rainfall are bad omens for the spread of the influenza, the country received 50 per cent less rainfall this …
Zika needs to be controlled but how?
With 131 cases of Zika infections being reported in Rajasthan, the country is up in arms against the disease but has no reliable way of dealing …
Several experimental drugs being tested in Congo to halt Ebola
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have approved the drugs to treat people infected with Ebola even as conflict continues in the area
Reunion dengue study claims climate data can help predict disease outbreaks
Sub-seasonal climate forecasts from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts model were incorporated into a vector model that …
Various pathogens increasingly becoming resistant to critically important antimicrobials: ICMR report
Resistance of common pathogens more pronounced to fluoroquinolones, carbapenems, third generation cephalosporins classes of antibiotics
Western Pacific Region may see 5.2 million AMR-related deaths from 2020 to 2030: WHO study
Economic cost linked to antimicrobial resistance in the region to reach $148 billion, report estimates
There’s no evidence indicating dominant link between warmer climates and COVID-19 spread: WMO
However, even secondary factors like weather and air quality can significantly impact the number of infections and deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic
Missed vaccine shots: Go for innovative strategies to address zero-dose, say experts
Beyond being at risk, children who have not received a vaccine of any kind also become a population that harbours diseases and can transmit …
Centre confirms bird flu in Jharkhand government farm after hundreds of chickens died last week
H5N1 strain is known to be more infectious and fatal to poultry and more persistent in wild bird populations
We’re entering a new phase of COVID, where we each have to assess and mitigate our own risk. But how?
COVID vaccines aren’t perfect and don’t completely stop transmission, but they greatly reduce your likelihood of becoming …
Did climate change trigger US’s worst West Nile virus outbreak?
Wetter-than-average monsoon potentially facilitated a boom in mosquito population, which spread the virus
How China is controlling the COVID origins narrative — silencing critics and locking up dissenters
Part of controlling the narrative has entailed the detention of many citizen journalists who sounded the alarm about the virus in its early days, …
Puducherry an early warrior in COVID-19 battle
The union territory swung into action — tightening border checkposts and seeking travel history — in the first week of March
Privacy vs pandemic: Govt tracking of mobile phones could be a potent weapon against COVID-19
Do we want governments to assemble a searchable database of locations of almost every citizen