When a virus jumps: of man, microbes and pandemics
4 years, 8 months ago

When a virus jumps: of man, microbes and pandemics

Live Mint  

Inger Andersen, executive director of the UN Environment Programme, said last month that nature was sending humankind a “message” through the coronavirus pandemic and climate crisis. “Warm climate keeps becoming warmer and that’s what we have to prepare ourselves for.” ‘FLIGHT AS FEVER’ In the past, researchers have traced the origins of some of the deadliest animal-borne disease outbreaks to one source: bats. A study published in February in the scientific journal eLife by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley explains how fierce immune systems in bats drive viruses to higher virulence, making them deadlier in humans who have a relatively “tamer” immune system. Aaron T. Irving, a senior research fellow at the Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore, says much of the problem is the human immune system: It’s “overreacting and killing us”. Arinjay Banerjee, a postdoctoral researcher at McMaster University’s Institute for Infectious Disease Research in Canada, says it would not be fair to describe bats as reservoirs of deadly viruses.

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Kerala government publishes ‘route map’ of Nipah victim, 104 contacts are ‘high-risk’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala government publishes ‘route map’ of Nipah victim, 104 contacts are ‘high-risk’

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala government mandated face masks in Malappuram district, declared five wards in two panchayats as containment zones, and compiled a contact list of 175 people following a recent Nipah virus fatality on Monday. Partial restrictions have been implemented across Malappuram district, with authorities advising reduced attendance at private functions The state health department on Sunday confirmed that samples from …

Does India need to be concerned about the global Mpox outbreak? | In Focus podcast
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Does India need to be concerned about the global Mpox outbreak? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Another public health emergency has hit the world, and this time it’s mpox, previously known as monkeypox. The outbreak is sweeping through west, central, and east African countries, and in the past few days, cases have also been reported closer home, in Pakistan and Thailand. While mpox has been around for decades, this time around, a deadlier and far more …

Nipah, Chandipura are just tip of the iceberg
5 months, 1 week ago

Nipah, Chandipura are just tip of the iceberg

Hindustan Times  

It appears that viruses just can’t stay out of our news, or noses, this season. A team of scientists led by Colin Carlson, a global change biologist at Georgetown University, recently profiled climate crisis-propelled flight paths of potential virus spillovers across species as we journey into the future. Moreover, the climate crisis is leading to animal and human migration on …

Nipah virus: A recurring, deadly threat in India
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Nipah virus: A recurring, deadly threat in India

Hindustan Times  

Health authorities in India face outbreaks of Nipah virus almost every other year. After a 14-year-old boy died of Nipah virus Sunday, July 21, 2024, in the southern Indian state of Kerala, authorities tried to stop a new outbreak — just a year after the last outbreak in 2023. Nipah virus is commonly found in fruit bats, which feed on …

Centre to deploy team to support Kerala in probing Nipah virus case
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre to deploy team to support Kerala in probing Nipah virus case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The government will deploy a multi-member joint outbreak response team to support Kerala in investigating a Nipah virus case detected in its Mallapuram district, identifying epidemiological linkages and providing technical assistance. In a statement on Sunday, the Union health ministry said a 14-year-old boy from the district exhibited the acute encephalitis syndrome and was admitted to a healthcare …

Karnataka: Uttara Kannada on alert after 25 infected with monkey fever
11 months ago

Karnataka: Uttara Kannada on alert after 25 infected with monkey fever

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Kyasanur Forest Disease, commonly known as monkey fever, has infected 25 people in Siddapur taluk of Uttara Kannada district in the last 12 days, health department officials said. According to Siddapur taluk government hospital officials, the vaccine crucial for preventing the monkey fever infection from reaching a fatal stage is not available in Uttara Kannada district and must be …

Scientifically Speaking | Countering "Disease X": A plan for the unseen threat
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Scientifically Speaking | Countering "Disease X": A plan for the unseen threat

Hindustan Times  

In September 2023, India faced a concerning outbreak of the Nipah virus in Kerala's Kozhikode district. The high mortality rate of Nipah infections, coupled with the lack of effective treatments or vaccines, makes the causative virus worrisome enough to be included in the World Health Organization list of priority pathogens. Last week, world leaders convened at the World Economic Forum …

Oxford scientists launch first human vaccine trials for deadly Nipah virus
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Oxford scientists launch first human vaccine trials for deadly Nipah virus

The Hindu  

Scientists at the University of Oxford in the U.K. have launched first-in-human vaccine trials for the deadly Nipah virus which impacts many Asian countries, including India. "Nipah virus was first identified in 1998, and yet 25 years on the global health community still has no approved vaccines or treatments for this devastating disease," said the trial's Principal Investigator, Brian Angus, …

'Not Like Covid But Cocktail of Viruses': India 'Closely Monitoring' China's Pneumonia Outbreak
1 year, 1 month ago

'Not Like Covid But Cocktail of Viruses': India 'Closely Monitoring' China's Pneumonia Outbreak

News 18  

Amid the increase in the incidence of respiratory diseases in China, the Union Health Ministry on Friday said it is closely monitoring the outbreak of H9N2 and clusters of respiratory illness in children in the neighbouring country. “There is a low risk to India from both the avian influenza cases reported from China as well as the clusters of respiratory …

Beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: Unanswered questions, lessons learnt and ongoing challenges
1 year, 2 months ago

Beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: Unanswered questions, lessons learnt and ongoing challenges

Firstpost  

The COVID-19 pandemic that impacted all aspects of human life, quite literally cancelled the planet. Was any internal advice given to the Government of India that the mRNA vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna were better, despite the fact that they were significantly more expensive and difficult to administer? Covishield, developed by Oxford-AstraZeneca in the UK, is similar to previous …

75% of emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, cautions Union Health Secretary
1 year, 2 months ago

75% of emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, cautions Union Health Secretary

The Hindu  

Limited knowledge and skill to identify zoonotic diseases, coupled with limited diagnostic facilities at all levels has resulted in neglect of the infectious diseases due to zoonotic pathogens cautioned Union Health Secretary, Sudhansh Pant, on October 17. Mr. Pant made his comments while delivering the keynote address at the national conclave on “Augmented Zoonotic Diseases Surveillance at Human – Wildlife …

Nipah infection possible in more places in Southeast Asia, says Nature article
1 year, 2 months ago

Nipah infection possible in more places in Southeast Asia, says Nature article

The Hindu  

Many places in Southeast Asia, such as Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, southern China, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and some Indian States, have Nipah virus reservoirs and could experience cross-species transmission to humans, says an article published in the recent issue of Nature journal. It is highly probable that many places in Southeast Asia have Nipah virus reservoirs and could experience spillovers. …

No new cases of Nipah virus detected in India since September: WHO
1 year, 3 months ago

No new cases of Nipah virus detected in India since September: WHO

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization on Tuesday said that no new cases of the brain-damaging Nipah virus were detected in India since September 15, after an outbreak in early September led to two deaths. The Kozhikode district administration lifts restrictions after no fresh cases of Nipah virus were reported in Kerala. Between September 12 and 15, the Union health ministry reported …

WHO says no new cases of Nipah virus detected since Sept 15
1 year, 3 months ago

WHO says no new cases of Nipah virus detected since Sept 15

Firstpost  

In its sixth outbreak in the country since 2001 this year, the virus, known for its 70% mortality rate, has claimed two lives out of the six who were infected in a span of few days in September, sending the Kerala government scrambling to contain the spread No fresh cases of the deadly Nipah virus have been detected since September …

Lessons from Nipah outbreak in Kerala
1 year, 3 months ago

Lessons from Nipah outbreak in Kerala

Hindustan Times  

The Nipah Virus infection reported from Kozhikode, Kerala, coming in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, has attracted worldwide attention. The World Organisation for Animal Health observed that human cases have occurred sporadically in Bangladesh and India since 2003 without apparent related domestic animal disease outbreaks, suggesting possible human-to-human transmission. Covid-19 prompted the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory …

Nipah virus can cause severe infection in kids; expert suggests precautionary measures
1 year, 3 months ago

Nipah virus can cause severe infection in kids; expert suggests precautionary measures

Hindustan Times  

Life is resuming back to normal and restrictions are easing in Kerala as Nipah virus cases decline in the state. Nipah virus is a zoonotic virus and can spread from animals to humans as well as humans to humans. "Nipah virus is a zoonotic virus that may transmit from animals to humans. People contracting this virus may undergo severe conditions …

Nipah Virus: Restrictions Eased in Kerala As No New Cases Found in Last One Week
1 year, 3 months ago

Nipah Virus: Restrictions Eased in Kerala As No New Cases Found in Last One Week

News 18  

The district authorities in Kerala’s Kozhikode on Friday lifted the containment zone restrictions from all the wards of the nine panchayats in Vadakara Taluk and relaxed other curbs in the remaining zones after no new Nipah cases were reported in the state since September 16. The District Collector’s order said that all shops within the containment zones can operate till …

Inside the Race to Stop a Deadly Viral Outbreak in India
55 years ago

Inside the Race to Stop a Deadly Viral Outbreak in India

Wired  

On the morning of September 11, critical care specialist Anoop Kumar was presented with an unusual situation. Digging deeper, they learned from the other hospital that Ali had also had some neurological symptoms, which had seemingly been overlooked by his doctors—he’d had double vision, suffered seizures, and spoken with slurred speech. Ali’s case reminded Anoop of May 2018, when he’d …

Nipah virus outbreak: Watch out for these 3 risk factors
1 year, 3 months ago

Nipah virus outbreak: Watch out for these 3 risk factors

Hindustan Times  

For the third time in five years, the brain-damaging Nipah virus has surfaced again in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, leading the state health department to declare a health alert after two “unnatural” deaths were reported, followed by four high-risk contact cases with a 9-year-old on ventilator support. Nipah virus outbreak: Watch out for these 3 risk factors In an …

Deadly outbreak | Nipah virus
1 year, 3 months ago

Deadly outbreak | Nipah virus

The Hindu  

The Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala in 2018 was, in retrospect, the first true outbreak people had witnessed in living memory. For a population fed, on screen, with pacy narratives, dizzying tales of disease, horror and death, the 2018 Nipah virus outbreak was a horrifying reel-to-real conversion. It was when NiV hit Kozhikode district, in Kerala, in 2018, where 21 …

Why Nipah virus outbreaks are occurring only in Kerala
1 year, 3 months ago

Why Nipah virus outbreaks are occurring only in Kerala

The Hindu  

Since May 2018 when Kerala reported the first Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode district, there have been three more outbreaks of Nipah virus including the latest one in late-August 2023. “Whenever we have undiagnosed fever cases, a team involving virologists is formed and we undertake a detailed investigation which helps us diagnose Nipah virus and other new virus outbreaks early. In …

Rare, deadly Nipah virus: What are the symptoms?
1 year, 3 months ago

Rare, deadly Nipah virus: What are the symptoms?

Hindustan Times  

Authorities in the southern Indian state of Kerala are working to contain a new outbreak of the Nipah virus. To contain a new outbreak of the dangerous Nipah virus, thousands of offices and schools have been closed in Kerala. Kerala Health Minister Veena George confirmed another case of the Nipah virus on Wednesday, bringing the total number of infections in …

How Kerala detected Nipah virus cases early this time and acted
1 year, 3 months ago

How Kerala detected Nipah virus cases early this time and acted

India Today  

When it struck in 2018, Nipah was a new disease for Kerala. Dr A.S. Anoop Kumar, director of Aster MIMS Hospital in Kozhikode, who identified the first cluster of Nipah patients in the district this time, told INDIA TODAY that it was his experience of handling the first outbreak back in 2018 that helped spot the symptoms early in people. …

Nipah virus puts Kerala under siege again with fourth outbreak
1 year, 3 months ago

Nipah virus puts Kerala under siege again with fourth outbreak

The Hindu  

A sense of dread is growing in Kuttiadi, a town located on the slopes of the Western Ghats in Kozhikode district of Kerala. Editorial | Unified approach: On the Nipah outbreak in Kerala and a One Health approach Then, on September 11, alarm bells rang when M. Haris, 40, of Mangalad in the Ayancheri gram panchayat near Vadakara, died at …

What lies behind the Nipah virus outbreak in India? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 3 months ago

What lies behind the Nipah virus outbreak in India? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

The Nipah virus is back in the news. The virus, first documented in Malaysia in 1998, is zoonotic, which means it is transmitted to people from animals, in this case the animals are believed to be the fruit bats of the Pteropus species. As of September 15, six people have tested positive for Nipah virus, and two have died. In …

Nipah outbreak in Kerala: Govt panel says mortality rate ’very high’ than Covid
1 year, 3 months ago

Nipah outbreak in Kerala: Govt panel says mortality rate ’very high’ than Covid

Live Mint  

Nipah outbreak in Kerala: The Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research Rajeev Bahl informed that the mortality rate in Nipah virus infection cases is very high compared to the Covid-19 infection. The head of the medical body added that while in Covid-19 the mortality was no more than 2% to 3%, in Nipah virus infection cases the …

Nipah virus outbreak in India: What do we know so far?
1 year, 3 months ago

Nipah virus outbreak in India: What do we know so far?

Hindustan Times  

Authorities in India are scrambling to contain a rare outbreak of Nipah, a virus spread from animals to humans that causes deadly fever with a high mortality rate. Health workers collect blood samples from goats in the neighborhood for testing after a 12-year-old boy died of the Nipah virus in Kozhikode, Kerala. The first Nipah outbreak was recorded in 1998 …

Kerala Nipah virus outbreak: Covid era-like containment zones back in Kozhikode
1 year, 3 months ago

Kerala Nipah virus outbreak: Covid era-like containment zones back in Kozhikode

Live Mint  

In the wake of the Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala, nine panchayats in Kozhikode district have turned into containment zones. The containment zones were created after two deaths related to the Nipah virus reported this year. On Friday, one more person got infected by the Nipah virus in Kozhikode district. Centre sends Nipah virus antibody: The Indian Council of Medical …

Nipah Virus's mortality is higher compared to Covid infection, says ICMR
1 year, 3 months ago

Nipah Virus's mortality is higher compared to Covid infection, says ICMR

India TV News  

In a press conference conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research, Director General Rajeev Bahl said that the Nipah virus' cases mortality rate is higher in comparison to Covid cases. The Nipah virus mortality rate is 40-70% as the Covid virus' is 2-3%. The Director General Rajeev Bahl said that India will be procuring 20 more doses of monoclonal …

Nipah Virus Resurfaces in Kerala: The Outbreaks, Symptoms and Everything Else You Need to Know
1 year, 3 months ago

Nipah Virus Resurfaces in Kerala: The Outbreaks, Symptoms and Everything Else You Need to Know

News 18  

Two deaths were reported from the Kozhikode district in Kerala on Tuesday, bringing the nipah fear back to the state. This article examines past Nipah Virus outbreaks in India, including the symptoms, modes of transmission, and potential preventative measures, as the Nipah panic returns to the state. The Nipah virus can be transmitted to individuals by: Direct contact with diseased …

Nipah breaks out again in Kerala, claims two lives
1 year, 3 months ago

Nipah breaks out again in Kerala, claims two lives

The Hindu  

Nipah scare returned to Kerala, with two deaths reported from Kozhikode district on Tuesday. A Central government team of four experts has also been sent to Kerala to assist the State government in surveillance and reduction in the response time, said the Minister. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in a social media post on Tuesday, said the State government was viewing …

Kerala reports 2 suspected Nipah virus deaths in Kozhikode, state on high alert
1 year, 3 months ago

Kerala reports 2 suspected Nipah virus deaths in Kozhikode, state on high alert

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala health department late on Monday issued a high alert in Kozhikode district after two people died by suspected Nipah virus infection in the span of two weeks, on August 30 and September 11. The deceased, both men, were admitted to private hospitals in the district after complaining of fever, but authorities said they showed symptoms similar to a …

Nipah alert in Kerala after two die of the virus in Kozhikode
1 year, 3 months ago

Nipah alert in Kerala after two die of the virus in Kozhikode

Live Mint  

The Kerala Health Department on Monday issued a health alert in Kozhikode district after two deaths were suspected to be caused by the Nipah virus infection, which was described as “unnatural.” The deaths were later confirmed a cause of the Nipah virus. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has said that the two deaths in Kerala's Kozhikode were confirmed to have …

\'India develops herd immunity; BF.7 variant may not be as serious as in China\'
2 years ago

\'India develops herd immunity; BF.7 variant may not be as serious as in China\'

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The severity of BF.7 variant of coronavirus in India may not be as serious as it is currently prevailing in China as Indian have already developed "herd immunity" a top official of CSIR- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology here said. India reported 201 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases increased to 3,397, the Union health Ministry said …

Explained | What is the threat from global COVID-19 rise?
2 years ago

Explained | What is the threat from global COVID-19 rise?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Union Ministry of Health has issued a communique to States to resume genome sequencing of new cases of COVID-19, in view of the sudden spurt of cases in some parts of the world. In a letter, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said sequencing of positive case samples will allow the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium network …

Covid News Updates: No Pandemic Curbs in Goa till Jan 2; Centre Warns Against Overcrowding Ahead of Festive Season
2 years ago

Covid News Updates: No Pandemic Curbs in Goa till Jan 2; Centre Warns Against Overcrowding Ahead of Festive Season

News 18  

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya asked States to strengthen surveillance systems, ramp up testing and ensure readiness of hospital infrastructure during a meeting with state health ministers on Friday regarding the Covid-19 situation in India. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will visit a government hospital in Delhi on Tuesday for a mock drill to review the emergency response in place …

India on alert for new variants as Covid wave sweeps China
2 years ago

India on alert for new variants as Covid wave sweeps China

CNN  

New Delhi CNN — India’s health minister has advised the public to take precautions against Covid-19, including getting vaccinated and wearing masks, as the country remains on alert for potential new variants that could emerge from the wave of infections sweeping neighboring China. Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday told Parliament that India would begin randomly testing 2% of international …

Serum’s Adar Poonawalla: China covid news ‘concerning’ but India…
2 years ago

Serum’s Adar Poonawalla: China covid news ‘concerning’ but India…

Live Mint  

Amid global concern over covid situation in China and dire predictions by research groups that death toll in China could rise to millions, Adar Poonawalla, the CEO and founder of Serum Institute of India, said in a tweet that though news coming out of China is concerning, “we need not panic given our excellent vaccination coverage and track record. A …

Should India panic amid surge in Covid-19 cases in China? Key things to know
2 years ago

Should India panic amid surge in Covid-19 cases in China? Key things to know

Live Mint  

China is reportedly struggling to contain a surge in Covid-related cases after an abrupt shift from its Zero Covid policy that imposed strict lockdowns and mass testing. Amid the surge in Covid-19 cases in China, a top Indian health expert has cautioned the people while asking them to keep a close vigil on the situation in the country. India Covid-19 …

After COVID-19, these are the five virus families that could cause the next pandemic, according to the experts
2 years, 4 months ago

After COVID-19, these are the five virus families that could cause the next pandemic, according to the experts

ABC  

The CSIRO has delivered a comprehensive report on how we should prepare for future pandemics. Flaviviridae Dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, Zika, West Nile fever The flaviviridae family causes several diseases, including dengue, Japanese encephalitis, Zika, West Nile disease and others. Togaviridae Chikungunya fever, Ross River fever, Eastern equine encephalitis, Western equine encephalitis, Venezuelan equine encephalitis The most common disease symptoms …

Monkeypox update: Doctors warn infected people to stay away from household pets
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox update: Doctors warn infected people to stay away from household pets

Live Mint  

Amid the spread of monkeypox cases in the United States, the health officials on 16 August warned infected people to stay away from household pets, since the animals could be at risk of catching the virus. The disease, which Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for months has had the advice in place as monkeypox spreads in the US, has …

Langya Virus: New zoonotic infection found in China, know its symptoms and precautions
2 years, 4 months ago

Langya Virus: New zoonotic infection found in China, know its symptoms and precautions

India TV News  

Langya Virus: The world is still dealing with Covid 19 and Monkeypox, and now there is a new infection outbreak in China. The new zoonotic virus is named ‘Langya Virus’ by medical researchers, also known as ‘LayV’. Chinese health officials are working on the throat samples they have collected from the patients with symptoms and confirmed Langya virus presence. Symptoms …

Will monkeypox become a pandemic?
2 years, 5 months ago

Will monkeypox become a pandemic?

Slate  

This story originally appeared on OpenMind, a digital magazine tackling science controversies and deceptions. But the Black Death, uniquely virulent and transmissible, burned across Europe, eastern and central Asia, the Muslim world, North Africa, and Russia for seven years. Ebola, a deadly virus spread by exposure to blood and other bodily fluids, isn’t a pandemic threat because it doesn’t have …

Kerala govt confirms India\'s first monkeypox death
2 years, 5 months ago

Kerala govt confirms India\'s first monkeypox death

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: India on Monday reported its first monkeypox death. Following this, the Union health ministry has formed a task force to monitor the emerging situation. The Union health ministry has formed a task force to monitor the monkeypox scenario and suggest response initiatives to tackle its spread. WHO says monkeypox is a viral zoonosis — a virus transmitted to …

Monkeypox | Centre forms task force to monitor virus situation
2 years, 5 months ago

Monkeypox | Centre forms task force to monitor virus situation

The Hindu  

The Central Government has constituted a task force in the wake of monkeypox cases in India to monitor and provide guidance on the expansion of diagnostic facilities and to explore vaccination for the infection in the country. Last week, a youth in Kerala presenting monkeypox-like symptoms died, following which State Health Minister Veena George had initiated a high-level inquiry. Dr. …

Should India be worried about monkeypox?
2 years, 5 months ago

Should India be worried about monkeypox?

Business Standard  

Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis. Gagandeep Kang, Scientist and Professor, Christian Medical College, Vellore says monkeypox virus was generally ignored as it was mostly limited to Africa. Dr Suresh Kumar, MD of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital in Delhi said the patient is currently being treated as per standard procedures and is recovering well. Even though human to human …

Monkeypox protection tips: Save yourself from the viral infection as India reports new cases
2 years, 5 months ago

Monkeypox protection tips: Save yourself from the viral infection as India reports new cases

India TV News  

Monkeypox cases have been reported in a total of 75 countries across the world in a span of three months. Vulnerable groups for the Monkeypox virus While currently, the monkeypox virus spreads among young adults and men with an average age 37, who have sex with men, it can also spread to more vulnerable groups, particularly in children, pregnant women, …

Monkeypox Enters India, Covid Surges Again. Are We on Way to Another Health Crisis? News18 Explores
2 years, 5 months ago

Monkeypox Enters India, Covid Surges Again. Are We on Way to Another Health Crisis? News18 Explores

News 18  

Right when the world seemed to be coming out of the Covid pandemic, or getting used to it maybe, another threat, monkeypox, is now in contention to spread into a public health emergency. To sum it up in simple words, monkeypox, as per experts, is unlikely to turn into something as deadly as Covid-19 primarily because it is not a …

Time for vigilance: The Hindu Editorial on monkeypox cases in India
2 years, 5 months ago

Time for vigilance: The Hindu Editorial on monkeypox cases in India

The Hindu  

India reported its first laboratory-confirmed, imported case of monkeypox virus when a 35-year-old man in Kerala’s capital tested positive. Since then, the virus has spread to over 63 countries — Europe has reported 8,238 cases from 35 countries as of July 12, and the U.S., 1,470 cases as of July 14. While a few rave parties in Spain and Belgium …

From monkeypox to COVID-19, why Kerala is a hotbed of diseases
2 years, 5 months ago

From monkeypox to COVID-19, why Kerala is a hotbed of diseases

Firstpost  

Kerala reported India’s first case of monkeypox. Both the diseases were traced in expats who flew into the state from abroad At a time when the spectre of coronavirus still looms large over India, especially in Kerala — which is among the top five affected states — the southern state reported India’s first case of monkeypox on Thursday. The state …

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