Hyderabad: As many as 5,426 cases of acute diarrhoea, including 21 deaths, were reported in Hyderabad, Adilabad,
Karimnagar, Mahbubnagar, Visakhapatnam, Kurnool, Kadapa, East Godavari, Warangal and Medak. Hyderabad stood on top with 1,197 cases.
The total number of acute diarrhoea cases was 3,901 during the corresponding period last year, a government report pointed out.
Of the 18 valid species of Cryptosporidium (Protozoa: Apicomplexa) from fish, reptiles, birds and mammals reported from different parts of the world, seven species are known to be emerging gastrointestinal parasites of zoonotic importance. Among the parasites, two species, C. parvum and C. andersoni are found to exist among calves in India. The first Indian report of C.
As Sri Lanka painfully battles the dengue epidemic and swine flue, it is an irony that people in poor countries like Sri Lanka, which have contributed least to carbon emissions, should suffer disproportionately the resulting climate change.
Consumption of highly contaminated and toxic water of Manchhar Lake continue to spread gastroenteritis, diarrhoea, tuberculosis, hepatitis B, C and typhoid among fishermen and their families living in the lake
Status of Maternal and Child Health Report At least three women die every month on an average in Bhutan from pregnancy related complications (maternal death), according to the public health
The recent health indicators for child and mental health mortality in Pakistan reveal that the country falls far below international standards, which require instant and careful consideration for effective long term planning, says a report by the Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC).
BALASORE: Panic gripped Pala Jamkunda panchayat in Baliapal block of Balasore district following outbreak of diarrhoea which has claimed one person and affected nearly two dozen people within past few days. The deceased has been identified as Raghunath Bag (22) who died while undergoing treatment at Baliapal hospital. At present, this health centre is flooded with diarrhoea patients.
A new rotavirus strain jumped from pigs to humans the swine flu outbreak might take down two billion people worldwide if it turns into a wider pandemic, said an official who estimate. An airborne disease with its origin linked to pig farms in Mexico, it is yet another example of the flux of genetic material between people and animals. But flu is not the only risk. A new rotavirus
Biswabrata Goswami
TAMLUK, 9 JUNE: Still struggling to come out of the trauma of the devastation caused by the cyclone Aila, people residing in the coastal belts in Midnapore East district are in the grip of a diarrhoea epidemic.
