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Maharashtra, Bengal report suspected GBS deaths

A woman is suspected to have died of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) in Maharashtra on Wednesday, while 16 new cases of the rare nerve disorder were reported in the state, health officials......

GBS Disease: 16 Patients On Ventilator

Water samples from different parts of Pune have been sent to the public health laboratory for chemical and biological analysis. IMAGE: Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rapid-onset......

Maha reports 1st suspected GBS death, number of cases rises to 110

A man suspected to have contracted Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) has died in Maharashtra's Solapur district, while the number of cases of the immunological nerve disorder in Pune rose to 110,......

Nipah Death Puts Kerala On Alert

The scare of communicable diseases seems to be gripping the country with Maharashtra reporting 28 Zika cases this year, the highest since 2021. IMAGE: A patient, who according to medics is......

Zika virus detected in K'taka dist, govt urges people not to panic

In view of Zika virus detected in a mosquito species in Chikkaballapura district, the Karnataka health department on Thursday issued an advisory urging people not to panic unnecessarily and visit......

Indian Immunologicals to set up new vaccine plant, raise capacity by 35%

The company has a pipeline of viral vaccines including Zika, dengue, varicella, as well as a potential Covid-19 inoculation. Hyderabad-based vaccine maker Indian Immunologicals (IIL) on Wednesday......

Tata Motors to rename hatchback that sounds like Zika

Tata Motors is seeking an image makeover with the curvaceous hatchback, Zica. The rapidly-spreading Zika virus has an unlikely victim - car maker Tata Motors. The carmaker said on Tuesday it had......

What's behind Bharat Biotech's Zika 'hype'?

Bharat Biotech started work on developing a vaccine against Zika way back in 2014, but the timing of its announcement has created a flutter in the market. When Bharat Biotech recently......

Halep, Wawrinka latest to join list of stars to withdraw from Tokyo Games

IMAGE: Simona Halep in action. Photograph: Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters World number three Romanian Simona Halep and three-time Grand Slam winner Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland have become......

Fears of coronavirus pandemic spreading Olympic unease

IMAGE: People wearing protective face masks, following the outbreak of the coronavirus, walk past the Olympic rings in front of the Japan Olympic Museum in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday. Photograph:......

How to beat Zika? WHO prescribes safe sex and avoiding poor areas

IMAGE: Athletes and staff concerned for their health over the Zika virus. Photograph: Jorge Cabrera/Reuters. People travelling to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro should avoid visiting......

Athlete Sudha tested positive for Swine Flu, not for Zika virus

IMAGE: India's 3000m steeplechase runner Sudha Singh. Photograph: Sudha Singh/Facebook. Rio Olympian and Indian long distance runner Sudha Singh, who was undergoing treatment at a private......

WHO chief going to the Olympics, says Zika risk low

IMAGE: A municipal worker stands next to a banner that reads, "Rio Carnival 2016" before spraying insecticide to prevent the spread of Zika's vector. Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters. The risk......

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