Adenovirus alert: West Bengal govt forms 8-member task force to monitor cases

Mar 12, 2023

The task force will be supervising the cases of Adeno virus as well as the treatment of the affected persons in the different hospitals...

UAE approves gene replacement therapy for new age group in spinal muscular atrophy patients

Dec 20, 2025

The Emirates Drug Establishment (EDE) has announced the approval of Itvisma (onasemnogene abeparvovec), a gene therapy that uses an adeno-associated viral vector to treat...

Nipah virus: One more case confirmed in Kerala; Total tally 6, active cases now 4

Sep 15, 2023

With this the total tally of Nipah virus infections from the virus in Kerala has been recorded at six, including two deaths.

West Bengal: 2 suspected Nipah virus cases, Centre deploys response team

Jan 12, 2026

Two suspected cases of Nipah virus disease have been identified at the Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (VRDL), ICMR, AIIMS Kalyani, West Bengal.

Zika virus cluster identified in Thiruvananthapuram

Jul 14, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 15 : Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Wednesday said a cluster of the Zika virus infection has been identified...

Nipah virus case reported in Kozhikode

Sep 06, 2021

Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], September 6 : A case of Nipah virus was registered in Kozhikode in Kerala, Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], September 6 : A...