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 …
At least 1,000 people have been killed in western Kenya in the past three months due to an outbreak of malaria, president Daniel Arap Moi said. Moi visited the worst hit Kisii district, 155 miles west of the capital Nairobi to condole with the relatives of the dead. He also …
According to a senior us- government researcher, a mysterious virus epidemic that killed more than 100 people and devastated Malaysia's us $400 million pork industry could flare up again if care is not taken. "The epidemic may happen again, but if you are alert, you can stop it early,' said …
The coffee wilt disease that has destroyed millions of coffee trees in central and western Uganda over the past six years has now spread to the eastern regions of the country. A top official of the Uganda Coffee Development Authority ( ucda ) confirmed that the disease has spread to …
An epidemic of viral influenza and other diseases have claimed 820 lives in the past two months in Nepal. The northwest district of Kalikot and Jumla were the worst affected with 483 dead and more than 25,000 requiring treatment, the state-run RSS news agency said quoting the epidemiology and disease …
The world is shrinking for Santosh Kumar Manjhi. Bedridden for the past few months, the boy looks much too young for his 13 years of age. His world is limited to his small room in village Capshar in district Saran of northern Bihar. His stomach is swollen, his body reduced …
According to data from the National Institute of Communicable Diseases ( nicd ), Delhi, and the government of Bihar, 54,650 cases were reported in Bihar in 1990 and 59,611 cases of kala-azar in 1991. However, the numbers were placed close to 250,000 by an expert team constituted by the government …
Ecological changes have contributed to the emergence of kala-azar in some areas. Dams and irrigation projects create ideal conditions for sandflies to breed. Between 1966 and 1976, 29 cases of kala-azar from five districts in south Gujarat adjoining Tapi, Mahi and Narmada rivers were admitted to the Baroda Medical College …
a strain of influenza, originating from Sydney in Australia, is being blamed for causing chaos in London's health care system. The Sydney flu bug has been sweeping southern parts of Britain after initially being found in the British Midlands and the north of the country. The bout of influenza has …
a virus spread by infected pigs has claimed more than 85 lives in Malaysia. The virus, Japanese encephalitis ( je ), is carried by pigs and transmitted by mosquitoes. The Malaysian government has since ordered the immediate culling of around a million pigs. The disease first unleashed itself on the …
Although Canada's west coast is known for disputes over the Pacific salmon, wild salmon in the north Atlantic Ocean and farm-raised salmon have been making headlines. The salmon population in the North Atlantic dropped to 114,000 mature fish in 1998, its lowest point ever. Meanwhile, salmon farmers in the Canadian …
a frozen corpse and preserved samples from victims of the 1918 flu epidemic that killed up to 40 million people worldwide show the virus resembled the common swine flu. Tissue samples from three people who died in the epidemic have provided enough genetic material to allow researchers to sequence one …
the effectiveness of the healthcare delivery system in Andhra Pradesh is coming under intense scrutiny after 400 tribals reportedly died in Adilabad district due to gastroenteritis. The deaths occurred despite the fact that primary health centres ( phc s) and hospitals have been strengthened in tribal areas and priority investment …
A STRAIN of influenza emanating from Sydney, Australia, is being blamed for causing chaos in London's health care system and delaying thousands of Britons from returning to work. The Sydney flu bug has been sweeping southern parts of Britain after initially being found in the British Midlands and the north …
A VIRUS that has left more than 2,500 km of South Australia's coast littered with millions of rotting pilchard fish could reach Victorian waters in just over a week. The herpes-related virus that causes lesions on the pilchards' gills is moving steadily towards Victoria. It is a repetition of a …
Over 100 people have died of gastro-enteritis epidemic in eastern Nepal. The disease has killed 40 people in the Rautahat district while 60 people died in Siraba district. More than 2,500 people have become victims of the epidemic in Rautahat district, which borders India. Gastro-enteritis is one of the major …
THE threat of malaria epidemic looms large in Vadodara, Gujarat. The city has witnessed an alarming rise of such cases in the past one month. The Baroda Medical College (BMC) is registering more than 200 malaria cases every day, says a senior doctor in the hospital. Private medical practitioners, however, …
PANIC gripped farmers of Amritsar and Gurdaspur districts of Punjab, when a deadly disease afflicted their paddy crop. Agriculture experts are still probing the mysterious epidemic, first noticed in Gurdaspur two years ago. The epidemic, which is reffered to as "jaundice'", first turns the crop pale yellow, and then a …
As flood waters started to recede, the Chinese authorities began to count the cost of almost four months of devastating floods and draw up a plan to help millions get back on their feet. In northeastern China, water levels in the swollen Songhua and Nenjiang rivers were still high but …
