There were 12 confirmed and one probable case stemming from the MV Hondius, including three deaths, in an outbreak which sparked an international health alert.

France on Wednesday announced its first confirmed case of Ebola identified on its territory: a doctor who had flown back from the DR Congo, which is fighting a major outbreak.

Chairing a review meeting, Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh said the government has strengthened surveillance, hospital preparedness, diagnostic facilities and vector-control measures to tackle dengue, malaria and chikungunya.

The epicentre of the ‌Ebola outbreak is in Congo, where 1,094 confirmed cases, including 277 deaths, ​have been ​recorded. Uganda ⁠has confirmed 20 cases and two deaths.

The study also found that pigeons could recognise other lung abnormalities, including emphysema and ground-glass nodules, despite not being specifically trained to identify them. Ground-glass nodules can be associated with…

Australia in December banned under 16s from the likes of Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, in a crackdown designed to protect children from online bullying and "predatory algorithms".

It includes $800 million for a quarantine center in Kenya for Americans exposed to the virus, supplies, treatment, contact tracing, a regional logistics network and infection-control practices, the official said.

Following the integration of Aster and QCIL in March this year, the combined healthcare network will operate 11 hospitals in Kerala with 4,575 beds.

Recent findings show that a mere 2% of senior citizens in India are vaccinated against influenza, which accounts for approximately 1.2 lakh deaths each year. This significant gap in adult…

The Centre has reviewed the existing data and is considering internally to create its own priority list of 8-10 devices where policy support will be most impactful.