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As the health apparatus in Kerala is intensifying its efforts to contain a fourth episode of the Nipah infection in the State, Health Minister Veena George vouches for the effectiveness of the system to detect and treat such infectious diseases here. In an interview to A.S. Jayanth, she says a…

Centre for Peninsular & Marine Fish Genetic Resources (PAGR) in Kochi discovers 3 viruses affecting ornamental fish industry. PAGR is conducting surveillance & developing strategies to prevent & manage diseases, while NBFGR is conserving native species by ranching 2 endangered catfish in Chalakkudy river. PAGR celebrates 25 yrs with conservation…

It’s yet another sign that while the official pandemic state may be over, the days of COVID are far from it.

WHO says aid to help 250,000 people has arrived in Benghazi as death toll estimated at more than 11,000

Aid groups have warned of growing risk posed by the spread of disease that could compound the humanitarian crisis in Libya, as hopes of finding more survivors fade days after deadly flooding.

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Nipah virus, known to spread from bats to human, has broken out in the state of Kerala. Here's what we know about the current cases and the ongoing efforts to quash this potentially fatal disease.

Updated vaccines will be especially important to high-risk people, such as pregnant women and the elderly

Six-year-old Brithi, who was born premature weighing 2.2 kg, did not cry at birth. While her parents Laxman K.R. and Sushmita got worried when doctors told them she had to be admitted in the neonatal ICU for a week, little did they realise that she would be diagnosed with a…

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