Mystery fever hits Arunachal

Fresh outbreak of SARS, avian flu

Drought helps mosquitoes to grow abundantly

Incessant rains and the resultant stagnant water in canals and fields have spawned a malaria epidemic in the western part of the state

WATER is for flowing. When made to stagnate, it buzzes deafeningly of a culture of deliberate ignorance. Look at the misfortune of the people of picturesque western Rajasthan, today also the malaria country. Thirsty desert dwellers will probably never pra

The government s public health system is completely defunct. Of late, there has been an alarming rise in disease outbreaks in the country. Western Rajasthan is currently in the grips of malaria. The recent death toll from a disease not endemic to the stat

A seemingly harmless germ has been on a killing spree. This is what has been detected by the National Institute of Virology in respect of the mystery disease that has claimed more than 250 lives in Andhra Pradesh. The culprit, say researchers from the Pun

A strain of influenza has left more than 700 people sick in the remote mountainous district of Dadeldhura in Nepal. The

Followed by new scheme to track diseases

Good news for trout lovers, especially Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. A mysterious viral disease that left thousands of trout dead in the Kullu valley of Himachal Pradesh has been identified

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