How Dangerous is The Congo Fever Outbreak in Gujarat?
5 years, 4 months ago

How Dangerous is The Congo Fever Outbreak in Gujarat?

The Quint  

Just when Malaria and Dengue are running a riot through the monsoon-soaked nation, a new vector-borne disease has come to the fore: Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever commonly known as Congo Fever. A resident of resident of Zamdi-Borna village in Surendranagar district, Sukhiben Meniya was admitted to the government-run Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Hospital in Ahmedabad on 20 August for suspected Congo fever symptoms; she breathed her last on the night of 22 August. Pune-based National Institute of Virology confirmed that Meniya was infected Congo fever. Similarly, two other women, one from Surendranagar district and one from Bhavnagar district also succumbed to the virus on 24 August.

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Congo man dies with hemorrhagic fever, indicating mystery outbreak could be more than just malaria
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Congo man dies with hemorrhagic fever, indicating mystery outbreak could be more than just malaria

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — A man in western Congo died Thursday with hemorrhagic fever symptoms, leading officials to suspect that a still-unidentified virus may be involved alongside malaria in a mysterious outbreak that has killed dozens of people, health authorities said. Congo authorities said last week that they suspected malaria in the flu-like disease outbreak, which has killed at least 37 …

Congo man dies with hemorrhagic fever, indicating mystery outbreak could be more than just malaria
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Congo man dies with hemorrhagic fever, indicating mystery outbreak could be more than just malaria

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A man in western Congo …

'Mystery disease' victims in Congo have malaria, could be sick with multiple diseases: WHO
4 weeks, 1 day ago

'Mystery disease' victims in Congo have malaria, could be sick with multiple diseases: WHO

Firstpost  

Since late October, a ‘mystery disease’ has infected more than 400 and killed dozens in a rural southern province of Africa’s Democratic Republic of Congo A Congolese nurse takes a sample from a suspected mpox patient in the treatment centre at the Kavumu hospital in Kabare territory, South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, August 29, 2024. REUTERS …

A Mysterious Respiratory Disease Has the Democratic Republic of the Congo on High Alert
55 years ago

A Mysterious Respiratory Disease Has the Democratic Republic of the Congo on High Alert

Wired  

Deaths in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from an as-yet unidentified disease are continuing to rise. The results of testing should be available either later today or tomorrow, Jean Kaseya, head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in a press conference earlier today. “Initial diagnoses lead us to think it is a …

Congo Government Says It's 'On Alert' Over Mystery Flu-Like Disease That Killed Dozens
Top News
1 month ago

Congo Government Says It's 'On Alert' Over Mystery Flu-Like Disease That Killed Dozens

Huff Post  

Congo's Health Minister Roger Kamba speaks, during a press conference, in Congo, Kinshasa, Thursday, Nov 5, 2024. via Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo — Public health officials in Africa urged caution Thursday as Congo’s health minister said the government was on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of people. Authorities in Congo have so far …

Congo govt says it's 'on alert' over mystery flu-like disease that killed dozens
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1 month ago

Congo govt says it's 'on alert' over mystery flu-like disease that killed dozens

New Indian Express  

KINSHASA: Public health officials in Africa urged caution Thursday as Congo's health minister said the government was on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of people. Jean Kaseya, the head of Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told reporters that more details about the disease should be known in the next 48 hours …

Mystery disease linked to more than 100 deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo
1 month ago

Mystery disease linked to more than 100 deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo

Salon  

An unknown disease has been spreading in a rural part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa, killing a high number of people. At the time, sources told Salon spread of mpox across the world could have been avoided if the DRC had the resources to contain the spread of mpox in the first place, pointing to …

Health officials investigate mystery disease in southwest Congo after 143 deaths
1 month ago

Health officials investigate mystery disease in southwest Congo after 143 deaths

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — A flu-like disease that has killed dozens of people over two weeks is being investigated in southwestern Congo, local authorities said. Symptoms include fever, headache, cough and anaemia, provincial health minister Apollinaire Yumba told reporters over the weekend. Congo is already plagued by the mpox epidemic, with more than 47,000 suspected cases and over 1,000 suspected deaths …

4-year-old child’s death confirmed as Gujarat’s first due to Chandipura virus
5 months, 3 weeks ago

4-year-old child’s death confirmed as Gujarat’s first due to Chandipura virus

Hindustan Times  

The death of a four-year-old child from Mota Kanthariya in Gujarat’s Aravalli has been confirmed as the state’s first due to the Chandipura virus, health minister Rushikesh Patel said on Wednesday. The confirmation came on the day two more people died of suspected Chandipura virus in Gujarat, taking the toll from a potential outbreak to 14 in around two weeks. …

UN says cholera and dengue outbreaks have been reported in eastern Sudan as conflict grinds on
1 year, 3 months ago

UN says cholera and dengue outbreaks have been reported in eastern Sudan as conflict grinds on

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Outbreaks of cholera and dengue fever have been reported in eastern Sudan, where thousands of people are sheltering in crowded camps amid deadly fighting between the country’s military and a rival paramilitary force, the U.N. health agency said on Tuesday. According to the World Health Organization, 162 people suspected of having cholera were admitted to hospitals in Qadarif …

Year Ender 2022: Mpox, Tomato Flu, West Nile Fever — Diseases That Gripped The World
2 years ago

Year Ender 2022: Mpox, Tomato Flu, West Nile Fever — Diseases That Gripped The World

ABP News  

Diseases in 2022: The year 2022 saw the emergence of new viruses, outbreaks of some diseases, and cases of several infections. Apart from Covid-19, mpox disease, Lassa fever, West Nile fever, Marburg virus disease, Zika virus disease, tomato flu, camel flu, and Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic fever were some of the diseases that gripped the world this year. West Nile Fever is …

Outbreak of viral fevers rampant in flood-hit areas in AP
2 years, 5 months ago

Outbreak of viral fevers rampant in flood-hit areas in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: Outbreak of viral fevers and other ailments has been reported from the flood-hit Godavari areas of erstwhile East and West Godavari districts, in particular the agency areas in Chinturu Agency. Adivasi Samkshema Parishad founder Kunja Anil organised medical camps at the rehabilitation centres for three days, at Kunavaram, by bringing doctors from Maharashtra. According to the Medical and Health …

Coronavirus scare in India: Suspected cases of deadly virus reported in Bihar, east UP
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus scare in India: Suspected cases of deadly virus reported in Bihar, east UP

India TV News  

A suspected case of Coronavirus has been reported in Bihar's Chapra has been hospitalised after showing similar symptoms novel coronavirus. Meanwhile, after the first case of the deadly coronavirus reported from Nepal, it has led to a scare in eastern Uttar Pradesh, particularly Gorakhpur, because of its proximity to Nepal and the heavy traffic flow across the porous border. Steps …

Congo Fever: Here's why you need to be alert. Know symptoms, treatment and precautions
5 years, 3 months ago

Congo Fever: Here's why you need to be alert. Know symptoms, treatment and precautions

India TV News  

After Nipah, Avian influenza and pandemic influenza, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever has kept authorities and administration on toes. 134 blood samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology in Pune for examination after two deaths due to Congo fever. SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS As per WHO, ''Symptoms of CCHF are fever, myalgia,, dizziness, neck pain and stiffness, backache, headache, sore …

2 die of Congo fever in Rajasthan
5 years, 3 months ago

2 die of Congo fever in Rajasthan

India TV News  

Two patients, a male and a female, who were admitted in AIIMS-Jodhpur, died of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever fever, Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma said on Thursday. The minister said that the state medical team has collected 136 samples till date and out of those, two casualties were reported whose report was positive. "As soon as the report came of this …

Rajasthan on alert after suspected Congo fever outbreak in Jodhpur
5 years, 4 months ago

Rajasthan on alert after suspected Congo fever outbreak in Jodhpur

India TV News  

An alert has been sounded in Rajasthan after two suspected cases of the deadly Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, commonly known as Congo fever, were reported in Jodhpur. According to state Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma: "Two suspected patients of Congo fever have been found in Jodhpur and have been referred to a Ahmedabad hospital. At present, the Jodhpur teams are monitoring …

QAhmedabad: Malaria on Decline, Congo Fever Death Raises Alarm
5 years, 4 months ago

QAhmedabad: Malaria on Decline, Congo Fever Death Raises Alarm

The Quint  

Vector-borne diseases malaria and chikungunya have seen a decline in the thirty-second week of the year, while dengue appears to be on the rise in the state as compared to the same period in 2018, according to state health department officials. Dr BS Jesalpura, joint director in charge of state’s National Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme, said, “Vector-borne diseases tend to …

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