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Asia & Pacific 2 weeks ago

WHO says one person dead from Nipah virus in Bangladesh

The case in Bangladesh, where Nipah cases are reported almost every year, follows two Nipah virus cases identified in neighboring India, which has already prompted stepped-up airport screenings across Asia.

Science & Tech 3 weeks ago

Nipah airport screenings not scientific step to stop spread: Experts

Nipah spreads mainly through products contaminated by infected bats, such as fruit, and can be fatal in up to 75 percent of cases, but it does not spread easily between people.

Asia & Pacific 3 weeks ago

WHO sees low risk of Nipah virus spreading beyond India

Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam are among the Asian locations that tightened airport screening checks this week to guard against such a spread after India confirmed infections.

Society 3 weeks ago

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Indonesia tightens airport checks after India’s Nipah virus cases

The government has been tightening screening measures at two busy airports in the country after two cases of the deadly and transmissible Nipah virus were detected in India.

Archipelago 2 months ago

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Herpes virus infection kills elephant calf named Laila in Riau

EEHV is deadly and communicable among elephants although not contagious to human and other animals.

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

China discovers cluster of new mpox strain

China's Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said it had found a cluster outbreak of the Ib subclade that started with the infection a foreigner who has a history of travel and residence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

What you need to know about HMPV

Here is what you need to know about HMPV:

Society 1 year ago

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Indonesia launches HMPV monitoring after uptick in China

The government has advised people to stay calm and take protective measures after it increased surveillance of HMPV to prevent the virus, which causes respiratory tract infections, from entering the country amid a slight rise in cases in China.

Health 1 year ago

Canada confirms first case of clade I mpox

The Public Health Agency of Canada said this travel-related case was associated with an ongoing outbreak of clade I mpox in central and eastern Africa.

Academia 1 year ago

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The danger of antimicrobial resistance and how to tackle it

All the breakthroughs in scientific research will be utterly futile unless accompanied by a shift in public behavior concerning antibiotics.

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