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Three In Every Four Animal Bites In India Are Due To Dogs: Lancet Study
- Saturday January 25, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Three in every four animal bites are due to dogs, with over 5,700 deaths in humans estimated to occur each year due to rabies in India, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.
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Africa's Health Ministry Declares Mpox A Public Health Emergency; All You Need To Know
- Wednesday January 15, 2025
- Aayushi Singh Chauhan
Mpox Health Emergency In Sierra Leone: This declaration of public health emergency in Africa serves as a stark reminder of the ever-evolving challenges in infectious disease management.
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'Rabbit Fever', A Rare Disease, On The Rise In US
- Monday January 6, 2025
- World News | Edited by Anjali Thakur
Tularemia is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis.
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This Infectious Disease Is Likely To Be Biggest Emerging Problem In 2025
- Thursday December 26, 2024
- India News | The Conversation
Influenza A subtype H5N1, or bird flu has been infecting dairy cattle in several US states and found in horses in Mongolia.
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Developing Countries More Vulnerable To Antimicrobial Resistance: WHO
- Monday November 18, 2024
- Feature | Indo-Asian News Service
Developing countries are more vulnerable to antimicrobial resistance -- a global health concern affecting the effectiveness of life-saving medicines and management of infectious diseases worldwide, said WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia.
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24% Deaths In Delhi Caused Due To Infectious, Parasitic Diseases: Report
- Sunday November 10, 2024
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
A Delhi government report has attributed nearly 24 per cent of the total about 89,000 deaths registered in the national capital in 2023 to infectious and parasitic diseases like cholera, diarrhoea, tuberculosis and hepatitis B, among others.
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Heat, Air Pollution, Disease: How Climate Change Affects Health
- Saturday November 9, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Record-breaking heat, extreme weather events, air pollution and the spread of infectious disease: climate change poses an already vast yet rising threat to the health of humans around the world, experts warn.
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Tuberculosis Replaces Covid As Top Infectious Disease Killer, Says WHO
- Tuesday October 29, 2024
- World News | Reuters
Tuberculosis replaced COVID-19 to become the top cause for infectious disease-related deaths in 2023, according to a World Health Organization report published on Tuesday, highlighting the challenges in the global effort to eradicate the disease.
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After Covid, How Are Scientists Prepping For Potential Pandemic "Disease X"
- Friday September 27, 2024
- World News | Allen Cheng, The Conversation
Before the COVID pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) had made a list of priority infectious diseases. These were felt to pose a threat to international public health.
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"Maximum Alert" In Gabon After First Case Of Mpox Detected
- Friday August 23, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Gabon has reported its first case of mpox in a man who had returned from a trip to Uganda, its health ministry said. Cases of the infectious disease, formerly known as monkeypox, have been surging in East Africa, but have also been detected in Asia.
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Mpox Outbreak Could Soon Turn Into The Next Global Pandemic. Know More
- Friday August 16, 2024
- World News | The Conversation
The mpox outbreak in Africa is yet another example of how infectious diseases perceived to be "someone elses problem", and affecting mainly poor, developing countries, may suddenly pose unexpected global threats.
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Scientists On Alert As Illness With Rapid Dementia Symptoms Emerges
- Wednesday June 5, 2024
- Science | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
CJD symptoms are similar to those of Alzheimer's disease but worsen much faster, often leading to death within a year.
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FLiRT, New Covid-19 Variant In US: What We Know So Far
- Monday May 6, 2024
- Health | Varsha Vats
According to the Infectious Diseases Society Of America (IDSA), the proportion of illnesses caused by KP.2 is rapidly increasing. The other FLiRT variant, KP 1.1 is also circulating in the US.
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Flu Virus Likely To Trigger Next Pandemic Before Disease X, Scientists Warn
- Monday April 22, 2024
- World News | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
57 per cent of leading disease specialists predict that a strain of the flu virus will be the source of the next major infectious disease outbreak that strikes the world.
- www.ndtv.com
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Three In Every Four Animal Bites In India Are Due To Dogs: Lancet Study
- Saturday January 25, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Three in every four animal bites are due to dogs, with over 5,700 deaths in humans estimated to occur each year due to rabies in India, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.
- www.ndtv.com
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Africa's Health Ministry Declares Mpox A Public Health Emergency; All You Need To Know
- Wednesday January 15, 2025
- Aayushi Singh Chauhan
Mpox Health Emergency In Sierra Leone: This declaration of public health emergency in Africa serves as a stark reminder of the ever-evolving challenges in infectious disease management.
- doctor.ndtv.com
-
'Rabbit Fever', A Rare Disease, On The Rise In US
- Monday January 6, 2025
- World News | Edited by Anjali Thakur
Tularemia is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis.
- www.ndtv.com
-
This Infectious Disease Is Likely To Be Biggest Emerging Problem In 2025
- Thursday December 26, 2024
- India News | The Conversation
Influenza A subtype H5N1, or bird flu has been infecting dairy cattle in several US states and found in horses in Mongolia.
- www.ndtv.com
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Developing Countries More Vulnerable To Antimicrobial Resistance: WHO
- Monday November 18, 2024
- Feature | Indo-Asian News Service
Developing countries are more vulnerable to antimicrobial resistance -- a global health concern affecting the effectiveness of life-saving medicines and management of infectious diseases worldwide, said WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia.
- www.ndtv.com
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24% Deaths In Delhi Caused Due To Infectious, Parasitic Diseases: Report
- Sunday November 10, 2024
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
A Delhi government report has attributed nearly 24 per cent of the total about 89,000 deaths registered in the national capital in 2023 to infectious and parasitic diseases like cholera, diarrhoea, tuberculosis and hepatitis B, among others.
- www.ndtv.com
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Heat, Air Pollution, Disease: How Climate Change Affects Health
- Saturday November 9, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Record-breaking heat, extreme weather events, air pollution and the spread of infectious disease: climate change poses an already vast yet rising threat to the health of humans around the world, experts warn.
- www.ndtv.com
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Tuberculosis Replaces Covid As Top Infectious Disease Killer, Says WHO
- Tuesday October 29, 2024
- World News | Reuters
Tuberculosis replaced COVID-19 to become the top cause for infectious disease-related deaths in 2023, according to a World Health Organization report published on Tuesday, highlighting the challenges in the global effort to eradicate the disease.
- www.ndtv.com
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After Covid, How Are Scientists Prepping For Potential Pandemic "Disease X"
- Friday September 27, 2024
- World News | Allen Cheng, The Conversation
Before the COVID pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) had made a list of priority infectious diseases. These were felt to pose a threat to international public health.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Maximum Alert" In Gabon After First Case Of Mpox Detected
- Friday August 23, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Gabon has reported its first case of mpox in a man who had returned from a trip to Uganda, its health ministry said. Cases of the infectious disease, formerly known as monkeypox, have been surging in East Africa, but have also been detected in Asia.
- www.ndtv.com
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Mpox Outbreak Could Soon Turn Into The Next Global Pandemic. Know More
- Friday August 16, 2024
- World News | The Conversation
The mpox outbreak in Africa is yet another example of how infectious diseases perceived to be "someone elses problem", and affecting mainly poor, developing countries, may suddenly pose unexpected global threats.
- www.ndtv.com
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Scientists On Alert As Illness With Rapid Dementia Symptoms Emerges
- Wednesday June 5, 2024
- Science | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
CJD symptoms are similar to those of Alzheimer's disease but worsen much faster, often leading to death within a year.
- www.ndtv.com
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FLiRT, New Covid-19 Variant In US: What We Know So Far
- Monday May 6, 2024
- Health | Varsha Vats
According to the Infectious Diseases Society Of America (IDSA), the proportion of illnesses caused by KP.2 is rapidly increasing. The other FLiRT variant, KP 1.1 is also circulating in the US.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Flu Virus Likely To Trigger Next Pandemic Before Disease X, Scientists Warn
- Monday April 22, 2024
- World News | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
57 per cent of leading disease specialists predict that a strain of the flu virus will be the source of the next major infectious disease outbreak that strikes the world.
- www.ndtv.com