What is Ebola virus disease? Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a rare but serious disease caused by infection by the Ebola virus. There are five known strains of the virus. Four of them affect people. One affects only nonhuman primates (monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees) and pigs. EVD was first identified in 1976 near the Ebola … Read more
Prof Saul Faust, co-study leader at the University of Southampton and a consultant paediatrician, said: “These latest results show that this long-acting antibody is safe and could protect thousands of babies from hospitalisation when used in conditions similar to routine clinical practice. It is really important information for the UK to help decide on options … Read more
NHS national medical director Prof Sir Stephen Powis said: “We all know somebody who has had some kind of nasty winter virus in the last few weeks and today’s data shows this is starting to trickle through to hospital admissions, with a much higher volume of Norovirus cases compared to last year, and the continued … Read more
Keith Hathaway, from Bristol, is promoting awareness of blood-borne viruses such as Hepatitis C. Source link
Sir Patrick criticises Boris Johnson for being weak and indecisive in autumn 2020, in diary entries. Source link
Nipah outbreak | Number of cases rises to six in Kozhikode One more person tested positive for the Nipah infection in Kozhikode district of Kerala on Friday, taking the total number of infected persons to six now. Meanwhile, lab tests have proved that E. Mohammedali, the first patient who died on August 30, too was … Read more
India’s insurance regulator has allowed insurance companies to classify debt securities of HDFC Ltd under the ‘housing and infrastructure’ category, it said in a notification on Friday. HDFC Ltd was merged with HDFC Bank on July 1, following which debt securities of the housing financier had been transferred to the bank. Insurance companies feared they … Read more
Israel has detected a case of monkeypox disease for the first time in 2023, the country’s Health Ministry said in a statement. A man in his 50s who travelled from Portugal to Israel contracted the disease despite being vaccinated against the virus, the Ministry noted on Thursday. According to the Ministry, vaccinated people may contract … Read more
New Delhi: A multi-institutional study on dengue led by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) shows how the virus causing the disease has evolved dramatically over the last few decades in the Indian subcontinent. Cases of dengue – a mosquito-borne viral disease – have steadily increased in the last 50 years, predominantly in … Read more
Kimberley Sampson and Samantha Mulcahy both died from herpes infections after Caesarean births. Source link