COVID Antiviral Can Prevent Household Contacts From Catching Virus
(MedPage Today) -- Risk of getting sick from a household contact with COVID-19 dropped by more than half among those ...
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Teenager becomes first Congo virus fatality in Pakistan’s Karachi
Concern among health officials in Karachi with the festival of Id al-Azha due next month Source: www.thehindu.com Medical Disclaimer: This ...
Bird flu in Bengaluru? H5N1 virus detected in Hesaraghatta poultry centre; no need for panic, says Dinesh Gundu Rao
As part of containment efforts, 7,444 birds were culled, and over 14,000 eggs and 2,250 kg of poultry feed were ...
Nipah virus could turn into something “far more severe”, scientists warn
How South and Southeast Asia respond, will determine whether the zoonotic disease will remain a regional epidemic or escalate dangerously, ...
RFK Jr. Targets Starbucks, Dunkin’; Trader Joe’s Recall; Virus Hits California
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called out ...
Spain alerts WHO of swine flu virus believed to have been transmitted between people
The Catalan health department later said the risk assessment for the population was considered “very low” Source: www.thehindu.com Medical Disclaimer: ...
WHO confirms one Nipah virus death in Bangladesh, weeks after two cases in West Bengal
The WHO said that the risk of international disease spread is considered low and that it does not recommend any ...
Scientists find a missing link between Epstein-Barr virus and multiple sclerosis
New research suggests that Epstein-Barr virus may actively provoke the immune system in people with multiple sclerosis. Scientists found large ...
A hidden bat virus is infecting humans
Researchers in Bangladesh have identified a bat-borne virus, Pteropine orthoreovirus, in patients who were initially suspected of having Nipah virus ...
WHO sees low risk of Nipah virus spreading beyond India
The agency does not recommend travel or trade restrictions following reported cases and also stated that it has co-ordinated with ...