Over 1 lakh people residing in and around Vasco could face a major epidemic, with the main PWD water pipeline heavily corroded and submerged in sewage water at Zari-Zuarinagar in Sancoale.
More alarming is the fact that despite the issue being brought to the notice of various authorities, nothing much has been achieved except for passing the buck by one authority to another.
Admitting that the Commercial Capital is sitting on an epidemic bomb due to rampant discharge of sewage in the storm water drains and nullahs, Margao Municipal Chairperson Savio Coutinho has said he would soon convene a meeting to find a solution, including suggestions to ban issuance of construction licenses till the underground sewerage system is put in place.
This is the 13th annual report on global control of tuberculosis (TB) published by WHO. 196 countries and territories that reported data in 2008 account for 99.6% of the world
This report offers an original perspective on HIV and AIDS as a development issue in South Asia, a region with a heterogeneous epidemic and estimated national HIV prevalence rates of up to 0.5 percent. The analysis challenges the common perception of HIV and AIDS, which has been shaped to a large extent by analysis of HIV and AIDS in regions with much higher prevalence rates.
Fever of unknown origin broke out in several districts of West Bengal, from August 2007 to December 2007. The cases were suffering from high fever, severe joint pain lasting for several weeks after clinical cure and appearance of skin rashes. Patients' sera were collected at least five days after fever and were analyzed to detect specific IgM antibodies.
This fourth edition of the WHO Guidelines for surveillance of drug resistance in tuberculosis presents up-to-date guidance on the design and implementation of setting-specific surveys and surveillance systems to measure the burden and trends of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
GENEVA: The onset of seasonal rain in Zimbabwe has increased fears that the cholera epidemic there could turn into a catastrophe with thousands more sick and further spreading into neighbouring countries, according to the Red Cross federation.
