The Nipah virus outbreak that claimed more than 100 lives in several villages around Bukit Pelanduk here about 27 years ago remains a memory difficult to erase in the minds of local residents.

Though many now understand these ideas as mere superstition, misconceptions about bats persist — particularly following viral outbreaks such as Nipah in Kerala. “Following the first Nipah ...

The Nipah outbreak between September 1998 and May 1999 saw 265 cases, including 105 fatalities. The association, said Tan, has been urging pig farmers to improve their biosecurity as a way of ...

No situation of a cholera outbreak exists in Thiruvananthapuram ... The civil works are in the final phase. The Kerala Electrical and Allied Engineering Company Limited (KEL) is the implementing ...

PORT DICKSON, April 15 (Bernama) -- The tragedy of the Nipah virus outbreak that claimed more than 100 lives in several villages around Bukit Pelanduk here about 27 years ago remains a dark memory ...

Thiruvananthapuram: Health minister Veena George has urged vigilance as there is a possibility of cholera spreading through contaminated water and food. The minister's alert comes in the wake of a ...

The cluster outbreak in the Thrikkakara apartment complex has further spotlighted the urgent need for monitoring water quality. The Kerala Water Authority, in conjunction with the district ...

The action was taken on the complaint by the victim's wife, who had claimed that the accused brutally assaulted her husband, Sasidharan Pillai, by using a stick and a belt and dragged him on the ...

The measles outbreak centered in northwest Texas grew to 683 cases and spread to three new counties on Friday, according to health officials. The latest update from the Texas Department of State ...

The measles outbreak centered in the South Plains region of Texas grew to 663 cases on Tuesday, according to health officials. The latest update from the Texas Department of State Health Services ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The health department has sounded an alert in the wake of the outbreak of chikungunya in Reunion Islands, a French colony located off the eastern coast of Africa. The previous ...

The first chikungunya outbreak in Kerala was in 2006-07 and this had been an extension of the outbreak which began in the Reunion Islands and which spread rapidly through Asian countries.