Recent Outbreaks
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in Riyad, Saudi Arabia
MoH warns of risks of contracting MERS-CoV from camels
The Ministry of Saudi Arabian Health issued an advisory on Saturday reminding the public to be cautious when dealing with camels because of the risk of contracting MERS Coronavirus.
Noda District
NOIDA: Nearly 61 cases of malaria have been reported from Noida and Greater Noida in August
Cases of malaria have largely been reported from sectors 12 and 82, Harola village, Bhangel, Mamura village and some parts of Greater Noida, said district health officials.
Doctors at Noida's district hospital said malaria patients are being admitted to the hospital every day, but the situation is not threatening so far. "We get a few malaria patients in the hospital daily. The spread of disease at this time is normal," said R S Jangpangi, director of ESIC hospital, Noida.
Phool Singh, district malaria officer, said an outbreak of malaria is normal for this part of the year and that no death has been reported so far. "Last year in August we had 103 cases. The total number of malaria patients from January to August this year is 208.
Recent Outbreaks: Chikungunya disease spreading
First case of Chikungunya virus pops up in Dallas
The mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus has made its way to Dallas. The city reported its first human case on August 27.
The infected person, has recently traveled to the Dominican Republic and is believed to have contracted the disease there. Dallas County Health and Human Services made the diagnosis.
Diseases: Dengue
Karnataka State, India
HUBLI/BANGALORE: Dengue has raised its ugly face in the state with as many as five suspected deaths in Sindhanur taluk in Raichur district of north Karnataka. The disease has spread panic across seven villages in the taluk with several patients ;...
Yangon, Yangon, Myanmar
More than 1 200 people -- most of them children -- have been hospitalised with severe dengue in Yangon [region] between January and July [2014] and 12 of them have died from the mosquito-borne disease, the Yangon Region Health Department said. The number of cases is rising, especially in suburban areas with poor sanitation, it said. Dengue fever is a severe, flu-like illness that affects infants, young children and adults. Its severe form, dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), requires
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Information about the Ebola Virus
Liberia
Disease update [Table: Confirmed,and suspect cases and deaths from Ebola virus disease in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone, as of 13 Aug 2014: Total Cases 2127; Deaths 1145] Between 12-13 Aug 2014, a total of 152 new cases of Ebola virus disease [EVD] (laboratory-confirmed, probable, and suspect cases) as well as 76 deaths were reported from Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. [Nigeria an
Kenya is closing its borders to travellers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the three countries worst hit by the Ebola epidemic, officials said Saturday. Kenya Airways also announced that it would suspend it flights to Freetown and Monrovia when the
The International Olympic Committee said on Friday that certain athletes from areas impacted by the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa will not be allowed to compete in combat sports or in swimming events a
Pneumonia Kathmandu
KATHMANDU, Dec 8: With the temperature going down by several notches in the past few days, the number of patients with pneumonia and cold related ailments has been rising at Kanti Bal Hospital. The flow of patients has risen two folds in the last one month.