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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
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Ahead of World Health Day, experts reiterate importance of govt's One Health approach in preventing future zoonotic outbreaks
The government's focus on the 'One Health' approach, recognising the interconnection between human,…
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Monkeypox has almost nothing to do with monkeys. Here's why the disease was given its misleading name.
The disease gets its name from its discovery in monkeys in 1958, but humans are usually thought to …
Marianne Guenot,Hilary Brueck
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Zoonotic diseases need to be curbed to prevent outbreaks like COVID-19: UN
She said meat production has increased by 260 per cent in 50 years, agriculture has intensified, in…
PTI
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SIMPLY PUT: All you need to know to keep yourself safe from the newly emerging diseases
A new infection named Tomato flu has been reported from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, and…
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5 facts you need to know about the monkeypox outbreak as the virus spreads in US and Europe
Monkeypox, which can cause pus-filled boils, is spreading in the US and Europe. Here's what you nee…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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3 types of viruses that can jump from animals to humans, and which ones scientists are watching to prepare for the next pandemic
Global efforts to track infectious disease often start by surveilling animal populations, since som…
Andrea Michelson
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Ghana declares outbreak of Marburg virus, a deadly and contagious disease like Ebola, which officials are trying to contain
This is the second instance of the virus causing an outbreak in West Africa. Two people have died s…
Marianne Guenot
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5,000-year-old bacteria is the oldest strain of plague ever seen. Scientists found it in the ancient bones of a Stone Age man.
The oldest version of the plague that we know of infected a Stone Age hunter-gatherer millennia bef…
Aylin Woodward
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Covid-19 just rising trend of diseases: UN report
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take lives and disrupt economies acr…
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Global changes in land use is increasing the possibility of COVID-19 like outbreak, says a study
Global changes in land use — a process where humans change the use of land from one purpose to an…
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Wet markets important risk factor for disease spread: UN biodiversity chief
"Live animal markets (also known as 'wet markets' in parts of Asia, such as the Huanan Seafood Mark…
PTI
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11 diseases that can pass from animals to humans
Illnesses that can pass from animals to humans are known as zoonotic. They're surpisingly common: M…
Sophia Mitrokostas,Sophia Mit…
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A woman with a mysterious brain disease developed memory loss, a stutter, and tremors. She goes to bed every night in fear.
48 people have a mysterious brain disorder in Canada's New Brunswick province. There are no known c…
Kelsie Sandoval
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The best way to prevent more diseases from jumping from animals to humans is to stop deforestation and wildlife trading
Experts expect the world to see more animal-to-human disease spillover — unless we actively fight d…
Susie Neilson
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Some experts believe climate change may increase the emergence of new animal-to-human transmitted diseases like COVID-19
Some experts think this increase might be related to an increase in deforestation and the subsequen…
Katie Nixdorf,Havovi Cooper,J…
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Nipah virus: Health Ministry instructs Kerala to enforce four immediate safety measures following 14-year-old's death
Kerala Health Minister Veena George has confirmed that an additional 60 people have been identified…