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Amazon Confirms Victorian Disease Outbreak: All About Tuberculosis Spread At UK Warehouse
Latent tuberculosis (TB) infection occurs when a person is infected with the TB bacteria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but does not exhibit any symptoms and is not contagious.
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Amazon Confirms Outbreak Of 'Victorian Disease' At UK Warehouse, Union Calls For Immediate Closure
Amazon described the cases as "non-contagious" and noted that they were identified in 2025.
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Indore Contaminated Water Crisis Explained: What Went Wrong And How To Stay Safe
Indore faces a severe health emergency as contaminated drinking water allegedly caused by sewage leakage triggered a diarrhoea and vomiting outbreak. Multiple lives lost and hundreds of illnesses have prompted urgent preventive and medical guidance.
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Bird Flu Alert: Tamil Nadu To Step Up Surveillance Along Kerala Border
With a rise in avian influenza cases reported in parts of Kerala, including Alappuzha and Kottayam, authorities in Tamil Nadu have intensified surveillance along the border districts to prevent the disease from spreading into th
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Kerala Reports Avian Influenza Outbreak In Alappuzha And Kottayam, Government Intensifies Surveillance
Kerala has reported a fresh outbreak of avian influenza, with the highly contagious viral disease confirmed in Alappuzha and Kottayam districts, triggering emergency containment measures by multiple government depart
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Is India Prepared For Influenza? Central Disease Control Body, WHO Assess
The National Centre for Disease Control, under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in collaboration with the World Health Organization in India met to strengthen influenza preparedness in the country.
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Malaria Claimed Over 6 Lakh Lives In 2024, Drug Resistance A Major Threat: WHO Annual Report
Malaria infected an estimated 282 million people and claimed 6,10,000 lives worldwide in 2024, according to the World Health Organizations (WHO) annual World Malaria Report on Thursday, which highlighted drug resistance as a
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PM Modi To Visit Flood-Hit Punjab On Tuesday To Review Relief Measures
Punjab is facing one of its worst floods in decades, with the Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi and several seasonal rivulets in spate due to heavy rain across north India.
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Record Surge In Mosquito-Borne Diseases In Europe, Says Health Agency
Europe has registered a record number of outbreaks of mosquito-borne illnesses such as chikungunya and West Nile virus this year, the EU health agency said Wednesday, saying climate change was contributing to a "new normal".
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US Squirrels Hit By Viral Disease Causing Grisly Warts. Do They Pose Threat To Humans?
Photos of these afflicted squirrels have been surfacing since mid-2023, but sightings have increased again this summer.
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China Reports More Than 7000 Chikungunya Cases: Symptoms, Risk Factors, Complications And More
A severe chikungunya outbreak has been reported in China with more than 7000 cases. While, chikungunya is rarely fatal, it can cause chronic symptoms like joint pain.
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"So Much Pressure": World Nearly Beat Polio But Missteps Aided Its Comeback
The World Health Organization and partners embarked on their polio campaign in 1988 with the bold goal of eradication - a feat seen only once for human diseases, with smallpox in 1980.
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Delhi To Step-Up Measures To Tackle Dengue, Start Fogging Early
With the monsoon bringing heightened risk of mosquito-borne diseases, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday instructed Delhi government departments to step up preventative action against dengue, including advancing fogging operations and holding of
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Global Vaccine Reserves Helped Prevent 327,000 Deaths Since 2000: Study
Global stockpiles of vaccines under programmes supported by 'Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance,' helped prevent more than 5.8 million cases and 327,000 deaths from outbreaks in low- and middle-income countries since 2000, according to a new study.
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The US Is Having Its Worst Year For Measles In More Than Three Decades
The national case count reached 1,288 on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, though public health experts say the true figure may be higher.
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Amazon Confirms Victorian Disease Outbreak: All About Tuberculosis Spread At UK Warehouse
Latent tuberculosis (TB) infection occurs when a person is infected with the TB bacteria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but does not exhibit any symptoms and is not contagious.
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Amazon Confirms Outbreak Of 'Victorian Disease' At UK Warehouse, Union Calls For Immediate Closure
Amazon described the cases as "non-contagious" and noted that they were identified in 2025.
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Indore Contaminated Water Crisis Explained: What Went Wrong And How To Stay Safe
Indore faces a severe health emergency as contaminated drinking water allegedly caused by sewage leakage triggered a diarrhoea and vomiting outbreak. Multiple lives lost and hundreds of illnesses have prompted urgent preventive and medical guidance.
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Bird Flu Alert: Tamil Nadu To Step Up Surveillance Along Kerala Border
With a rise in avian influenza cases reported in parts of Kerala, including Alappuzha and Kottayam, authorities in Tamil Nadu have intensified surveillance along the border districts to prevent the disease from spreading into th
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Kerala Reports Avian Influenza Outbreak In Alappuzha And Kottayam, Government Intensifies Surveillance
Kerala has reported a fresh outbreak of avian influenza, with the highly contagious viral disease confirmed in Alappuzha and Kottayam districts, triggering emergency containment measures by multiple government depart
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Is India Prepared For Influenza? Central Disease Control Body, WHO Assess
The National Centre for Disease Control, under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in collaboration with the World Health Organization in India met to strengthen influenza preparedness in the country.
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Malaria Claimed Over 6 Lakh Lives In 2024, Drug Resistance A Major Threat: WHO Annual Report
Malaria infected an estimated 282 million people and claimed 6,10,000 lives worldwide in 2024, according to the World Health Organizations (WHO) annual World Malaria Report on Thursday, which highlighted drug resistance as a
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PM Modi To Visit Flood-Hit Punjab On Tuesday To Review Relief Measures
Punjab is facing one of its worst floods in decades, with the Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi and several seasonal rivulets in spate due to heavy rain across north India.
-
Record Surge In Mosquito-Borne Diseases In Europe, Says Health Agency
Europe has registered a record number of outbreaks of mosquito-borne illnesses such as chikungunya and West Nile virus this year, the EU health agency said Wednesday, saying climate change was contributing to a "new normal".
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US Squirrels Hit By Viral Disease Causing Grisly Warts. Do They Pose Threat To Humans?
Photos of these afflicted squirrels have been surfacing since mid-2023, but sightings have increased again this summer.
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China Reports More Than 7000 Chikungunya Cases: Symptoms, Risk Factors, Complications And More
A severe chikungunya outbreak has been reported in China with more than 7000 cases. While, chikungunya is rarely fatal, it can cause chronic symptoms like joint pain.
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"So Much Pressure": World Nearly Beat Polio But Missteps Aided Its Comeback
The World Health Organization and partners embarked on their polio campaign in 1988 with the bold goal of eradication - a feat seen only once for human diseases, with smallpox in 1980.
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Delhi To Step-Up Measures To Tackle Dengue, Start Fogging Early
With the monsoon bringing heightened risk of mosquito-borne diseases, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday instructed Delhi government departments to step up preventative action against dengue, including advancing fogging operations and holding of
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Global Vaccine Reserves Helped Prevent 327,000 Deaths Since 2000: Study
Global stockpiles of vaccines under programmes supported by 'Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance,' helped prevent more than 5.8 million cases and 327,000 deaths from outbreaks in low- and middle-income countries since 2000, according to a new study.
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The US Is Having Its Worst Year For Measles In More Than Three Decades
The national case count reached 1,288 on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, though public health experts say the true figure may be higher.
