The Bihar Health Department has issued the notification of Bihar Epidemic Diseases Covid-19 Rules 2023 regarding effective control over Bihar Epidemic Covid-19. In the new rules, the responsibility of all the hospitals from the state level to the district level has been fixed for its control. In the manual prepared …
GENEVA - West Africa's Ebola epidemic still poses a threat to other countries but the risk of international spread appears to be diminishing, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. Dr. Bruce Aylward, WHO Special Representative for the Ebola Response, reporting on the findings of independent experts who advise …
A Japanese research team says it has developed a field test for Ebola that gives results in just over 11 minutes—down from the 90-minute test used now. The breakthrough by Nagasaki University’s Institute of Tropical Medicine will allow medics to move much more quickly in treating people with the hemorrhagic …
INDIANAPOLIS - More than 100 people in southeastern Indiana have tested positive for HIV in an outbreak linked to the sharing of intravenous needles, and officials said Friday they're trying to combat unfounded fears among drug users that they could be arrested if they take part in a needle-exchange program …
Two new Ebola vaccines have passed an important test, protecting monkeys against the strain of the virus responsible for the current deadly outbreak, researchers reported on Wednesday. Only one dose was needed, and there were no apparent side effects. The vaccines have not yet been tested in people, but safety …
If you believe you could be at risk for HIV, it's best to get tested as soon as possible so you can start a treatment plan. New research conducted by officials that University of College London shows that the virus spreads through the body similarly to the way a virus …
THE World Food Programme (WFP) has identified 14 more districts as potential hotspots for new HIV infections in addition to the traditional high prevalence regions of Matabeleland North and South. The 14 districts include Bindura, Buhera, Centenary, Chegutu Urban, Chipinge, Epworth, Hurungwe, Makonde, Makoni, Mhondoro- Ngezi, Mount Darwin, Mutasa, Mutare, …
Ministry of health and sanitation says a nine-year-old was tested positive for the disease after his death in the eastern Kailahun district of the country Ebola has struck again in the district where the epidemic originated in Sierra Leone, dashing hopes of a recovery after more than three months during …
One year into the Ebola epidemic, the international community must take stock of the lessons learned and emerge stronger than before. The crisis in Liberia, Guinea and my own country, Sierra Leone, has shown us that without strong and resilient health systems, countries are left powerless in the face of …
In a bid to curb the spread of Ebola, Guinea's President Alpha Conde has declared a 45-day "health emergency" in five regions of the epidemic-hit nation. The chances of an Ebola-free West Africa remain uncertain. In a statement published in Guinea's national media on Saturday, Conde said the virus "has …
CONAKRY – The West African countries hit hardest by Ebola are ramping up efforts to eradicate the deadly disease using lockdowns, restrictions on burials and a warning to survivors about the potential dangers of unprotected sex. The region’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 10,000 people since cases were first …
A rapid Ebola diagnostic kit similar to a pregnancy kit has been developed by British military scientists and NHS medics in Sierra Leone. It can be administered at the bedside and return its first results within 20 minutes, slashing dramatically the normal 24-hour turnaround for lab results. Early bedside tests …
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) Sierra Leone's 6 million people were told to stay home for three days beginning Friday, except for religious services, as the West African nation attempted a final push to rid itself of Ebola. Thousands of teams were out reminding people how Ebola is spread and how …
ZIMBABWE requires about $22,5 million annually to monitor the health of 750,000 HIV positive locals who are currently on anti-retroviral treatment (ART). The latest World Health Organisation (WHO) HIV treatment guidelines call for patients to receive a viral load test once a year to allow the switching of clients to …
Fears that the current Ebola epidemic, the deadliest in history, was caused by a more lethal, fast-moving or easily transmissible virus than in previous outbreaks appear to be unfounded, according to a new study. The study, a genetic analysis published in the journal Science on Thursday, is based on data …
An experimental Ebola vaccine has been shown to effectively protect monkeys against the often-deadly virus, according to a study published Thursday. The new medicine, described in the journal Science, is what is known as a “whole virus” vaccine. This means it is based on a nonactive form of the entire …
BEIJING, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Results from an early trial of an Ebola vaccine developed by Chinese researchers indicate it is safe, according to a paper published in The Lancet medical journal. The findings suggest the high-dose vaccine is safe and "robustly immunogenic," its developers said Wednesday in the journal, …
Ebola is more deadly for young children than adults, an analysis in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests. Scientists found 90% of babies under one suspected to have the virus died - compared to some 65% of adults across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Children are overall much less …
Amid rising cases of death because of swine flu, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in Maharashtra has decided to formulate a legislation titled ‘Maharashtra Emergency Services Act’, on the lines of the Gujarat Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007, to effectively curb epidemic diseases. The proposed Act will, however, …
HANOI - Vietnam has diagnosed the first outbreak of avian H1N1 flu on humans in 2015, said Vietnam's Ministry of Health's General Department of Preventive Medicine (GDPM) in the capital Hanoi on Monday. On March 14 to 21, a total of 33 victims, who mostly are students at a primary …
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa will be over by August, the head of the UN Ebola mission has told the BBC. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed admitted the UN had made mistakes in handling the crisis early on, sometimes acting "arrogantly". A year after the outbreak was officially declared, the …
