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All we know about Rwanda's Marburg disease outbreak.

M medical worker from the Infection Prevention and Control unit wearing full protective equipment carries a meal to an isolation tent housing a man being quarantined after coming into contact in Uganda with a carrier of the Marburg Virus, at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)(AP)
Published on Oct 04, 2024 02:16 PM IST

India reports first mpox case, health ministry says no widespread risk

The Union health ministry said the strain is the one that was seen in the previous outbreak in 2022, and not the more virulent one seen globally in the current outbreak

The Union health ministry said the patient is clinically stable and is without any systemic illness or comorbidities. (Representational image)
Published on Sep 09, 2024 08:35 PM IST

Gautam Budh Nagar: Health dept gears up for monkeypox surveillance

Gautam Budh Nagar health department is preparing to identify and contain monkeypox, following WHO's public health emergency declaration, with public sensitization drives.

The district surveillance unit has been instructed to work closely with the Integrated Disease Surveillance Program (IDSP), the nationwide disease surveillance system in the country, to ensure comprehensive monitoring and reporting of suspected monkeypox cases. (HT Archives)
Updated on Aug 31, 2024 06:40 AM IST

Wasn't polio wiped out? Why it is still a problem in some countries

Polio is an infection caused by a virus that mostly affects children under 5. Most infected people don't have any symptoms, but it can cause fever and nausea.

A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child in Karachi, Pakistan. (AP)
Published on Aug 29, 2024 04:31 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Krishna Priya Pallavi, London

Mpox: Drug regulator approves India's indigenous RT-PCR kit

IMDX Monkeypox Detection RT-PCR Assay by Siemens Healthineers has received manufacturing approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO)

Mpox is an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus with symptoms of skin rash accompanied by fever, headache, muscle aches, back pain, low energy and swollen lymph nodes. (HT File)
Published on Aug 27, 2024 10:19 AM IST
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