This document is the second in a series of global reports describing progress towards the 2030 targets set in Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: a road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030. It describes a wide range of activities, accomplishments and challenges across the portfolio of …
The annual report of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) presented in Banjul has indicated that maternal death toll is higher than combining that of all other killer diseases in the region. Mr Salifou Zouma, Director of Planning, Research and Health Information made this revelation in his presentation on June …
The outbreak in Kerala has become a serious political issue with opposition alleging the ruling CPI government of failing to control the situation. Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Tuesday said that there is no need to panic and the government is monitoring the current outbreak of Nipah virus in …
Saudi Arabia has banned imports of frozen and processed fruit and vegetable from Kerala in the wake of the outbreak of Nipah virus (NiV) in the state. Nipah virus has so far claimed 16 lives in Kerala. Late last month, another Gulf nation the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had banned …
Lini Puthussery passed away after coming in direct contact with one of the first victim of the Nipah virus outbreak that has so far claimed 16 lives in northern Kerala. Lini Puthussery, the Kerala nurse who succumbed to the rare Nipah virus infection after caring for the first known casualty …
PUNE: Scientists at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) have confirmed the efficacy of Ribavirin in reducing the viral load in people infected with Nipah virus, which has claimed at least 16 lives in Kerala. The drug is primarily used for treating viral infection of the liver or hepatitis C. …
MANGALURU: Manipal Centre for Virus Research (MCVR) of the Manipal Academy of Higher Education, that is closely monitoring the outbreak of the Nipah virus (NiV) in Kerala, has confirmed that the situation is totally under control, with no new cases being reported in the region. Meanwhile, around 2,000 fever cases …
Samples of fruit bats and a rabbit collected from Soopikkada in Perambra, where the first cases of Nipah infection were reported, have also tested negative for the virus. The tests were conducted at the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases Laboratory in Bhopal. District animal husbandry officer AC Mohandas …
Huge population living in the vicinity of Udhampur-Chenani and Nashri-Ramban-Banihal stretches of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is suffering from chest and lung diseases as the ongoing widening works have continuously been polluting the environment by generating uncontrolled dust. The prevailing situation is notwithstanding the fact that Committee on Environment of …
Bacteria that cause infections in humans can develop or acquire resistance to antibiotics commonly used against them. Antimicrobial resistance (in bacteria and other microbes) causes significant morbidity worldwide, and some estimates indicate the attributable mortality could reach up to 10 million by 2050. Antibiotic resistance in bacteria is believed to …
Triclosan, an antibacterial and anti-fungal agent, found to have adverse effects on gut health Using triclosan, an antibacterial and anti-fungal agent found in hand soaps and toothpastes among other consumer products, can potentially cause colon inflammation and cancer, finds a study on mice. The study, reported in Science Translational Medicine, …
‘No ready vaccine available in the market till date’ The Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode district is localised and is now under control, Director of the Pune-based National Institute of Virology(NIV) D.T. Mourya has said. “As per recent updates of screening of contact cases, it seems that the situation is under …
The global epidemiological trends of many viral diseases clearly indicate resurgence of some hitherto quiescent yet virulent pathogens and emergence of new strains that pose a challenge to medical science. The Nipah outbreak with many sero-positive cases and 13 fatalities so far in two districts of Kerala — Kozhikode and …
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir): Amid the wild fire raging in the forests area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district for the past three days, Locals in are complaining of being exposed to a number of health diseases. The students are finding it difficult to continue their schools as the air …
ONGWEDIVA – Confirmed Hepatitis E cases in Omusati stand at 11 and not 10 cases as was recently reported. According to a report released by the Ministry of Health and Social Services, the number of suspected cases also stands at 47 and not 41 as was reported by several newspapers …
NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- Kenyan crop and livestock farmers are grappling with a myriad of diseases resulting from adverse weather conditions brought about by the rains. It has been raining in the East African nation since March and Kenya’s Meteorological Department has said the heavy rains would go on until next …
The nipah virus outbreak in Kerala has prompted India's health research agency to propose reduction of the delays posed by the standard regulatory requirements for clinical trials and rapid deployment of candidate therapeutic molecules against rare and fatal infections on "compassionate grounds". The Indian Council of Medical Research had, on …
THE hepatitis E outbreak which has claimed 14 lives in Windhoek has reached northern Namibia, and one person reportedly died on Friday at the Oshakati State Hospital. The unidentified woman was a resident of the Omagalanga village in the Omusati region. Omusati governor Erginus Endjala announced on Saturday at the …
KINSHASA - Another person has died in Congo of a confirmed case of Ebola, bringing the number of fatalities to 12, said the country's Health Ministry. The new death happened in Iboko, a rural area in northwestern Equateur province, said the Health Ministry statement released Sunday. There are also four …
KOZHIKODE: One more person succumbed to the Nipah virus on Thursday, taking the toll from the rare and deadly infection to 11, even as the administration stepped up efforts to neutralize every possible source of contagion, including the painstaking preparation of a comprehensive ‘line list’ of all persons who may …
Symptoms of infection caused by Nipah virus include encephalitis accompanied by Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). Other symptoms include cough, cold, high-grade fever. HYDERABAD: Two people who are suspected to be suffering from Nipah virus infection are admitted at hospitals in Hyderabad. Both the suspected patients are around 25-year-old and …
