The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic spread across the world from late 2019 onwards, causing almost seven million deaths and over a hundred times that number of infections. Post-COVID-19 conditions (PCC) or long COVID syndromes began to be reported early in the course of the pandemic. A new study in The BMJ explores how far […]
Chinese health authorities told the World Health Organization that the source of an outbreak of respiratory diseases among children are known pathogens, after reports about a surge in illness sparked concerns that a novel virus may have been the cause. The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and Beijing Children’s Hospital told the WHO […]
ByParmita Uniyal, New Delhi Nov 24, 2023 01:58 PM IST Share Via Copy Link Mysterious pneumonia outbreak in China has led to rise in hospitalisations in the country and is being attributed to the immunity debt created by lockdowns. A mysterious pneumonia outbreak in China has led to a massive spike in hospital admissions in […]
China will likely see simultaneous circulations of multiple respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19, influenza and mycoplasma pneumoniae infections, this winter and spring, the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of State Council said in a circular released on Friday. Authorities said that the risk of a rebound in COVID-19 cases this winter remains, though the current epidemic […]
India saw a single-day rise of 36 fresh COVID-19 infections while the active cases have been recorded at 215, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The country’s COVID-19 case tally stands at 4.50 crore (4,50,01,691) and the death toll at 5,33,295, the data updated at 8 am stated. Image Source: Reuters
SHANGHAI, Nov 24 (Reuters) – China called for vigilance on Friday as a surge of respiratory illness hit schools and hospitals and the World Health Organization, which has asked the government for disease data, said no unusual or novel pathogens had been detected. China is grappling with a spike in respiratory illnesses as it enters […]
Researchers have found Anisakis larvae in tested samples of fish in Slovakia and called on authorities to step up monitoring of marine parasites. Scientists revealed extensive infection of fish products with Anisakis larvae and seropositive cases in a group of volunteers regularly eating fish products. Anisakiasis is a parasitic disease caused by anisakid worms. Transmission occurs when […]
Nurses work at the Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, November 23, 2023. /CFP Nurses work at the Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, November 23, 2023. /CFP A mix of pathogens have conspired to incur a premature outbreak of respiratory infectious diseases in China’s capital Beijing. According to the Beijing Center for Disease Control […]
The W.H.O. had requested detailed information about a reported surge in respiratory illnesses in children in China. Chinese data suggested the surge was caused by known bacteria and viruses. The World Health Organization said that China had shared data about a recent surge in respiratory illnesses in children, one day after the agency said it […]
