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

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Nipah, Chandipura are just tip of the iceberg
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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Shocking report reveals how 5.5 billion wild animals are being kept in cruel conditions around the world - sparking fears of an animal-borne pandemic on the scale of Covid
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Shocking report reveals how 5.5 billion wild animals are being kept in cruel conditions around the world - sparking fears of an animal-borne pandemic on the scale of Covid

Daily Mail  

Whether it's for entertaining tourists or to harvest their bones, across the world billions of wild animals are being exploited for profit. A shocking report shared exclusively with MailOnline has revealed that 5.5 billion wild animals from 487 different species are being kept in cruel conditions, creating a massive risk for both humans and animals. Across Asia, bears of many …

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World Zoonosis Day 2023
1 year, 5 months ago

World Zoonosis Day 2023

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Indian Immunologicals Limited, one of India's leading biotechnology companies dedicated to manufacturing and supplying life-saving vaccines, commemorated World Zoonoses Day on July 6th, 2023. On World Zoonoses Day, Indian Immunologicals Limited has organized “Free Anti-rabies Vaccination Camps” across India. One Lakh doses of Anti-rabies vaccine were administered free of cost with leading brands- Raksharab and Starvac R in as …

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Leave bats alone in their habitats for a pandemic-free future, says study
1 year, 6 months ago

Leave bats alone in their habitats for a pandemic-free future, says study

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Scientists make the case that pandemic prevention requires a global taboo or ban whereby mankind agreed to leave bats alone, to let them have the habitats they need, undisturbed, in a study published in the journal The Lancet Planetary Health. We must change humanity's relationship with nature if we want to prevent the next pandemic of zoonotic origin …

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Govt rules out import of dairy items
1 year, 8 months ago

Govt rules out import of dairy items

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Union minister for fisheries, animal husbandry and dairying, Parshottam Rupala, on Friday said India was not looking to import dairy items such as butter as supplies were improving, days after the ministry’s top bureaucrat had said the government may take a decision on imports after reviewing the demand-supply situation. The programme, official called the animal pandemic preparedness initiative …

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Why areca nut plantations are driving 'monkey fever'
1 year, 9 months ago

Why areca nut plantations are driving 'monkey fever'

BBC  

Why areca nut plantations are driving 'monkey fever' Catherine Davison Vinayakumar M Patil, 26, a worker with the KFD research team, uses a piece of white cloth to sweep the forest area for ticks near a suspected KFD case A tick-borne infection often spread in areca nut plantations in India is among several on the rise around the world. Catherine …

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One Health strategy key to checking zoonotic diseases: expert
2 years, 5 months ago

One Health strategy key to checking zoonotic diseases: expert

The Hindu  

Zoonotic diseases or diseases transmitted from animals to human beings are on the rise across the world. Among zoonotic diseases, rabies, leptospirosis, tuberculosis, food poisoning, brucellosis, West Nile disease, Salmonellosis, Avian influenza and swine fever are on the rise in the State. “The One Health strategy consisting of comprehensive health of human beings, animals and the environment needs to be …

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The trajectory of scientific progress in the time of pandemic
3 years, 4 months ago

The trajectory of scientific progress in the time of pandemic

The Hindu  

T he COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, represents a remarkable conjuncture in the history of science. Epistemological limitations The COVID-19 pandemic has also brought to the fore the limitations of science posed by the question, “How do we know what we know?” Given the extreme complexity of the phenomenon, the basis of our knowledge is itself uncertain and …

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Will plant-based diets prevent the next pandemic?
3 years, 6 months ago

Will plant-based diets prevent the next pandemic?

Live Mint  

Viruses like COVID-19, SARS, bovine spongiform, swine flu and avian flu all have something in common: They all come from animals, described by scientists as zoonotic diseases. While strengthening regulatory and monitoring capacity is an important part of an effective policy strategy, when societies replace animal sources of food with plant-based foods, they also reduce the risk of future pandemics. …

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A ‘One Health’ approach that targets people, animals
3 years, 7 months ago

A ‘One Health’ approach that targets people, animals

The Hindu  

The father of modern pathology, Rudolf Virchow, emphasised in 1856 that there are essentially no dividing lines between animal and human medicine. India’s framework, plans India’s ‘One Health’ vision derives its blueprint from the agreement between the tripartite-plus alliance comprising the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Organisation for Animal Health, the World Health Organization and …

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How Earth Hour helped Delhi discoms save power
3 years, 8 months ago

How Earth Hour helped Delhi discoms save power

Live Mint  

Delhi saved 334 mega watts electricity on Saturday, when residents in the city observed Earth Hour. While BSES Discoms - BRPL and BYPL - saved 120 MW and 79 MW power respectively, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited managed to save 71 MW electricity, said a spokesperson of these discoms. To encourage more participation, the power supplying companies in Delhi launched …

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The pandemic has added to the urgency of protecting wildlife
3 years, 9 months ago

The pandemic has added to the urgency of protecting wildlife

Hindustan Times  

Every celebration is an opportunity for conversation. Negative interactions between humans and wildlife intensify when local communities feel that wildlife needs or values are given priority over their own needs The theme for World Wildlife Day 2021 is Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet. Negative interactions between humans and wildlife intensify when local communities feel that wildlife needs or …

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Doctor who helped discover Ebola warns of new fatal infection called 'Disease X'
3 years, 11 months ago

Doctor who helped discover Ebola warns of new fatal infection called 'Disease X'

Firstpost  

A doctor who helped discover the Ebola virus disease has warned that many dangerous diseases are on the verge of spreading which could be as transmitted as rapidly as the coronavirus and be as deadly as the Ebola virus. The microbiologist who helped discover the Ebola virus in 1976, says these viruses emerging from the tropical forests of Africa could …

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Essential Vocab For COVID-19: From Asymptomatic To Zoonotic
4 years, 5 months ago

Essential Vocab For COVID-19: From Asymptomatic To Zoonotic

NPR  

Essential Vocab For COVID-19: From Asymptomatic To Zoonotic Enlarge this image Angela Hsieh for NPR Angela Hsieh for NPR The world is being flooded with new terms in coverage of the COVID-19 global pandemic. SARS-COV-2 aka "novel coronavirus": The name for the virus that has spread rapidly around the world, causing infections in millions of people. The Centers for Disease …

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World Environment Day 2020: Bats are not the enemy in the fight against the novel Coronavirus
4 years, 6 months ago

World Environment Day 2020: Bats are not the enemy in the fight against the novel Coronavirus

Firstpost  

Oversimplification of scientific facts and misinterpretations have triggered a backlash against bats, prompting biologists to clear the air on bat-borne viruses. In a statement released on April 24, 2020, 64 chiropterologists from six South Asian nations debunked myths on COVID-19 and bats stating that bats do not spread the novel coronavirus disease.”The novel coronavirus diverged from the closest coronavirus found …

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World Environment Day 2020: How natural habitat destruction can fuel zoonotic diseases like COVID-19
4 years, 6 months ago

World Environment Day 2020: How natural habitat destruction can fuel zoonotic diseases like COVID-19

Firstpost  

Experts have found links to the emergence of viruses like Nipah, Lassa, Hendra, COVID-19, HIV, and others to deforestation. The COVID-19 pandemic “is likely a global effect of natural habitat destruction combined with the effects of globalisation,” says Maria Cristina Rulli, professor at the department of civil and environmental engineering at Politecnico di Milano, who has worked extensively on the …

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