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What is the Chandipura virus that has already claimed the lives of 6 children in Gujarat?
Chandipura virus, transmitted by mosquitoes, ticks, and sand flies, causes fever and symptoms simil…
Mpox outbreak in Africa was neglected - it could now turn into the next global pandemic
Mpox's recent history is yet another reminder that an infectious disease in one corner of the world…
PTI
Mpox has finally infiltrated India, but how worried should we be about the viral disease?
Days after our neighbour Pakistan confirmed its second Mpox case this month, India has also reporte…
Mpox outbreak: Understand what your insurance covers for Mpox treatment
Common symptoms of the infection include rashes on face, hands, feet and mouth. Mpox is generally c…
Bengaluru on dengue alert: City reports over 1,000 cases in 20 days; BBPM Chief falls prey to disease
Bengaluru, Karnataka’s bustling capital, is currently witnessing a worrying surge in dengue fever c…
WHO calls for increased surveillance, sharing of data, vaccines to combat monkeypox outbreak
The WHO Director-General called for global collaboration and data sharing to combat the newly repor…
ANI
WHO has declared mpox a global health emergency. What happens next?
The spread of mpox through certain African countries led the Africa Centres for Disease Control and…
PTI
Experts are racing to contain 'the most dangerous' monkeypox virus yet before it causes a global outbreak
The new monkeypox strain spreads mpox rash in new ways. "There's definitely the opportunity for thi…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
Health Ministry closely monitoring H9N2 outbreak, respiratory illness in Chinese children
Based on the currently available information, an increase in the incidence of respiratory diseases …
ANI
What to know about mycoplasma bacteria giving children pneumonia in China, amid a respiratory illness outbreak
Mycoplasma, which can cause walking pneumonia, is among the bugs that Chinese officials say are beh…
Kim Schewitz
Ohio announced an outbreak of pneumonia. Similar outbreaks are happening in China and Europe.
Ohio, China, Denmark and the Netherlands are all experiencing pneumonia outbreaks in children. Publ…
Kate Hull
What is the Marburg virus? WHO confirms outbreak of the deadly viral disease in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania
The CDC on Thursday issued a health advisory warning to doctors in the US, prompting them to watch …
Erin Snodgrass
CDC: 2 children diagnosed with monkeypox in the US — the first pediatric cases
The CDC said Friday that two kids were diagnosed with monkeypox this week, including an infant. The…
Hilary Brueck
2 things an infectious disease doctor is doing to avoid catching the norovirus stomach bug amid US outbreak
Dr. Parikh shared her advice for preventing norovirus spreading as 254 outbreaks have been reported…
Amber Middleton
H9N2 virus spreading among children, has connection with winter: Director of Lady Harding Hospital
After the Union Health Ministry recently said that it is closely monitoring the reported outbreak o…
ANI
Future zoonotic disease pandemics set to turn deadlier, kill 12 times as many people by 2050 due to climate change
The team found that from 1963 to 2019, 3,150 outbreaks had claimed a staggering 17,232 lives in 24 …
World Health Network declares monkeypox outbreak a pandemic
The current monkeypox outbreak, which has infected 3,417 people across 42 countries, has on Thursda…
2 reasons China's mysterious respiratory illness outbreak isn't the new COVID, according to the WHO
Parts of China have seen a surge in respiratory illnesses in children. But health officials said co…
Kim Schewitz
A mysterious liver disease infecting kids across Europe and the US has now killed at least 1 child
At least 169 hepatitis cases have been diagnosed so far in 11 countries. 17 patients have required …
Hilary Brueck
UK health officials find rare polio virus in London sewage, and warn it may have spread to a few people in the city
Health officials say several polioviruses were found in London in recent months, but say "the risk …