Health teams on Wednesday visited various places in Kolat village in Sanand and areas within five kilometres of the radius to pick up ticks

The National Institute of Virology (NIV) has alerted medical establishments in Maharashtra to keep an eye on any patients of dengue showing Congo virus-like symptoms. This move is aimed at ruling out the presence of the newly-identified virus, initial infection signs of which bear resemblance to dengue haemorrhagic fever.

The state government has formed a task force led by a specialist in infectious diseases, Dr Kamlesh Upadhyaya of Civil Hospital to tackle the challenge posed by viral fever identified as CCHF.

State health authorities have called a team from National Institute of Virology (NIV) to investigate into the mystery fever that has claimed one life and left two people critical in different city hospitals.
Doctors have not been able to pin-point the origin or the spread of the fever which is reported to begin with fever, stomach pain and vomiting and rapidly deteriorate later.
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Rains that devastated a mountainous region north of Rio de Janeiro have killed at least 626 people, Brazil's Civil Defense agency said on Sunday, as fears of more storms and disease outbreaks overshadowed rescue operations.

Nearly five days after rains sparked floods and massive landslides in one of Brazil's worst natural disasters, the death toll continues to rise steadily as rescuers dig up c

India must substantially increase the rate of effective prevention and control of chronic diseases, according to the third article of the Lancet series on