A deadly flesh-eating bacterial infection, streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), with a high fatality rate of 30%, is rapidly spreading in Japan. The..

Nepal on Monday confirmed cases of Omicron sub-variant JN1. In a press release, the Ministry of Health and Population confirmed that seven cases relating to the..

Karnataka government mandates home isolation for 7 days for all Covid-positive individuals and testing of symptomatic primary contacts. 5000 daily Covid tests to..

As of December 24, the health ministry has reported 63 cases of the JN.1 Covid variant in India. Goa has the highest number of confirmed cases at 34, followed by..

India currently has over 100 million confirmed or undiagnosed cases of diabetes, and this number is expected to double within the next 20 years. Diabetes is a..

A young doctor has died from the Congo virus in Quetta, Pakistan, prompting a high alert in medical centres. The virus has already claimed 17 lives in the..

Bangladesh is currently facing its deadliest dengue outbreak, with more than 1,000 deaths and over 210,000 confirmed cases this year. The outbreak is believed to..

Maharashtra reported three more confirmed cases of the Zika virus. Of the three cases, two were reported from Ichalkaranji in Kolhapur, while one case was..

According to a recent study from the Boston Medical Centre, there is a connection between biomarkers found in the vitreous humour of the eye and pathologically..

Toll across state rises to five; 29 confirmed cases in city

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee told media persons that the total adenovirus-related deaths stood at 19, out of which six were confirmed cases of the virus while..

Since October 2022, Mumbai has reported 528 confirmed cases of measles

Amid concerns over the emergence of fresh Covid-19 variants, the state government on Monday announced that it will provide free treatment to persons with..

Three confirmed cases each were reported from M/E ward (Govandi), H/E ward (Bandra, Khar, Santacruz)

Three confirmed cases each were reported from M-East ward (which covers Govandi and Deonar) and H-East ward (Bandra East, Khar), while G-South (Worli) and S..

In Mumbai this year, 1079 suspected cases of fever and rashes have been reported and 142 confirmed cases. As there has been an increasing number of suspected..

City has seen 90 confirmed cases of measles and rubella so far this year, says BMC

The suspected case, also a Nigerian woman, were admitted on September 14, another source said, adding, the seventh and eighth confirmed cases and the suspected..

The Centre on Thursday asked some of the leading doctors and scientists specialising in public health to submit their recommendations on how to deal with the..

There have been four confirmed cases of monkeypox in India so far, three in Kerala and one in the capital city of Delhi.

India has reported four confirmed cases of monkeypox-- three in Kerala and one in Delhi so far-- out of which one of the patients in the southern state has..

India has reported four confirmed cases of monkeypox-- three in Kerala and one in Delhi so far-- out of which one of the patients in the southern state has..

The WHO had floated the idea of changing the name of the virus, which is related to the eradicated smallpox virus, during a press conference last month. More..

This year, there have been more than 16,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox in more than 75 countries, and the WHO believes that the real number is probably..

As more cases emerge in India, civic body prepares to tackle the viral disease, which is a milder version of smallpox, reserves 28 beds for isolation of..

India has reported four confirmed cases of monkeypox with the latest one reported in Delhi - a 34-year-old with no international travel history.

From January 1 to July 24, 2022, a total of 1,66,132 people were screened, out of whom 62 confirmed cases of the H1N1 influenza virus were found, deputy director..

Kerala Health Minister Veena George said people should take precautionary measures like wearing masks and using sanitisers to prevent the spread of monkeypox. 

Kerala Health Minister Veena George said people should take precautionary measures like wearing masks and using sanitisers to prevent the spread of monkeypox. 

Monkeypox is a large DNA virus belonging to the orthopoxvirus family. There have been more than 4,100 confirmed cases globally.

Monkeypox virus first causes flu-like symptoms before progressing to a rash on the face and body and is commonly found in parts of central and west Africa. But..

The global health body warned that the recent global outbreak of the monkeypox virus is clearly "unusual" and "concerning".

Monkeypox cases have been reported mainly, but "not only", among men who have sex with men. Some countries are now beginning to report cases of apparent..

The UK Health Security Agency said there are currently 287 confirmed cases in England, 10 in Scotland, two in Northern Ireland and three in Wales.

Amid two confirmed cases of the norovirus infection being reported from Kerala, the Union health ministry has asked the State Surveillance Office (SSO) to submit..

While the West African clade of the virus has been identified from samples of cases so far, most confirmed cases with travel history reported travel to countries..

After a total of 780 laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported or identified in 27 countries, WHO shared five key measures to stop the..

Monkeypox was first deteced in France in May this year, and now the country has 51 confirmed cases of the zoonotic virus.

WHO continues to receive updates on the status of ongoing Monkeypox outbreaks in African countries where the disease is endemic, according to the UN report  

WHO continues to receive updates on the status of ongoing Monkeypox outbreaks in African countries where the disease is endemic, according to the UN report  

WHO said that since UK reported the first monkeypox case on May 7, more than 550 confirmed cases of the disease in 30 countries have been reported.

More than 300 suspected and confirmed cases of monkeypox have so far been recorded in May in around 23 countries, mostly in Europe.

Monkeypox: As of May 26, a total of 257 confirmed cases and 120 suspected cases have been reported.

The global health body said that the sudden appearance of monkeypox at once in several countries where the disease is not typically found suggests undetected..

Monkeypox in Argentina: On May 27, the country's health ministry confirmed the presence of the virus with two confirmed cases.

At least 19 countries have confirmed cases of monkeypox so far. And with people on the edge, myths are flying fast and unabated.

At least 19 countries have confirmed cases of monkeypox so far. And with people on the edge, myths are flying fast and unabated.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are currently 131 confirmed cases of monkeypox, with an addition of 106 suspected cases, in 19 countries..

Since early May, as many as 19 countries have found around 237 suspected and confirmed cases of monkeypox, Reuters reported.

Monkeypox: Scotland announced its first case today. England currently has 20 confirmed cases, according to its latest update on Friday and cases have been..

Monkeypox outbreak: According to WHO, there are 92 confirmed cases of Monkeypox in the world right now spread across 12 countries.

Nagaland animal husbandry and veterinary services department said confirmed cases of the occurrence of African swine fever have been established in Longleng,..

Health authorities in North America and Europe have detected dozens of suspected or confirmed cases of monkeypox since early May, sparking concern the disease..

The UK Health Security Agency said that the four new cases of monkeypox do not have known connections with the previously confirmed cases announced on May 14..

Ever since the first two cases were detected in March 2020, Covid-19 virus has wreaked havoc in Gujarat with the state recording close to 11,000 confirmed deaths..

Of the locally confirmed cases, 425 were reported in Shanghai, where the military and thousands of healthcare workers have been sent to help execute coronavirus..

Globally, as of Monday, more than 48.01 crore confirmed cases of Covid-19, including 61,24,396 deaths have been reported to the World Health Organization. 

The government had sought to avoid the kind of hard lockdowns regularly deployed in other Chinese cities, opting instead for rolling localised lockdowns, in an..

With the new infections, the overall number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 has risen to 1,523,401 in Pakistan, Xinhua reported citing the NCOC's data. A total of..

Confirmed cases of the virus had been falling steadily worldwide since January but rose again last week.

The announcement comes as Pakistan registered 493 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the number of confirmed cases to 1,520,120 while another four people..

The third wave of Covid may be here but not all states need to worry yet. For, barring West Bengal, Maharashtra, Goa, Mizoram, Punjab, Kerala and Delhi where..

The count of Omicron cases in Maharashtra crossed the 500 mark on Sunday with an addition of 50 infections. The state has till now reported 510 confirmed cases..

More samples sent for screening, all confirmed cases are mild and many are asymptomatic; prof from US, two students admitted as precaution