Introduction Influenza pandemics remain a serious public health problem worldwide. It is a major cause of seasonal epidemics and occasional pandemics that cause significant morbidity and mortality in both animals and humans due to its highly contagious and …

Introduction The influenza virus outbreak causes severe respiratory system infection and enormous challenges to public health.1–3 History has proved that influenza viruses spread will result in historical pandemics, which may cause hundreds of thousands of …

Being sick is no fun and be it a doctor or healthcare worker, we can always use some good doctor jokes to tickle your funny bone. If you have a friend or colleague that works in medicine, be sure to tell them some of these funny Doctor jokes to keep them …

Recently, Dr. Joyeeta Basu, a physician, took to Twitter to write that she has not seen a single case of Covid-19 in the past four weeks in Delhi NCR. “Have patients screened for both RAT and RTPCR. Mainly seeing a lot of influenza A and H1N1,” her post …

By Express News Service HYDERABAD: In the wake of a spike in H1N1 swine flu cases in the last few days, medical experts are advising people to take a dose of the seasonal influenza vaccine. Referring to recent instances of patients getting Covid-19 or …

All parcels arriving at Australian mail centres from Indonesia and China are now being scanned to identify potential biosecurity threats, including foot-and-mouth disease. Key points: All parcels from Indonesia and China now being scanned at mail centres A …

The Philippines confirmed on Sunday (Feb 9) that African swine fever infections had spread in the south of the country, which accounts for nearly a third of the nation's 12.8 million pig herd. Additional measures will be taken by the Ministry of …

Mumbai: A 20-year-old Colaba resident, perhaps the first case of a coinfection of leptospirosis and H1N1 in recent times, survived thanks to the Covid-time technique of “proning”, or lying on the abdomen. Sanjay Chauhan was visiting his brother’s in-laws …

The year has begun with the return of swine flu across India. In a fortnight since the New Year, Rajasthan has reported 40 deaths, and the toll is expected to rise further after 971 tested positive. Apart from Rajasthan, other north Indian states like …

The first suspected swine flu patient in Jharkhand this year - a 48-year-old woman from Mango, Jamshedpur - died at Tata Motors Hospital on Thursday night, two days before the report of a confirmatory test arrived. Babita Gaur, a homemaker and resident of …