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Marburg Virus Outbreak in Africa

The Marburg virus has recently emerged as health threat in Africa, which has led to at least 15 deaths and hundreds of infections in Rwanda. The virus has...

December 3, 2024

Protecting Global Pollinators – Key Facts

Pollinators are vital for agriculture and food security as they contribute to over 75% of food crops and flowering plants but these small insects face numerous threats including...

November 19, 2024

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF)

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a disease caused by a tick-borne virus of the Bunyaviridae family. It is currently spreading across regions such as Europe, Africa, and the...

July 11, 2023

Impact of CMV and ToMV on Tomato Crops

Tomato growers in regions like Maharashtra and Karnataka have been facing significant challenges due to the impact of two viruses – Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) and Tomato mosaic...

July 6, 2023

Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV)

Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) has become a cause for concern as cases of COVID-19 and RSV decline. Understanding HMPV HMPV, short for Human Metapneumovirus, is a respiratory virus that...

June 2, 2023

Squirrelpox Virus in Wales

Red squirrels are one of Britain’s most iconic species, and yet, they are under threat from a virus that causes a fatal disease known as squirrelpox. The virus...

April 7, 2023

Hanta Virus

A person died of Hanta Virus infection in China even while the world is struggling to find a cure for the SARS CoV 2. About the Virus They...

March 25, 2020

Clinical Human Infection Model – CHIM

In CHIM, the researchers infected healthy volunteers with a weak strain of pathogen in a controlled setting. This helped them to learn more about infection and develop new...

September 22, 2019

Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus

The disease Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) has caused more than three deaths in the United States of America. The Department of Health has issued advisories to the people....

September 11, 2019

India free from Avian Influenza (H5N1)

India has been declared free from Avian Influenza (H5N1) by the OIE-World Organisation for Animal Health. The status will last only till another outbreak is reported. H5N1 is...

September 7, 2019

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