As the virus threatens to go global, we look at the dispute over patents that is slowing down the search for a vaccine. The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, is a virus that has already killed more than three...
The deadly MERS coronavirus which has emerged in Saudi Arabia poses a threat to hospitals because it spreads rapidly and carries a high mortality rate, according to a study out Thursday. An international team of...
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) does not appear to be a risk following administration of several common vaccines, including seasonal trivalent inactivated influenza vaccines, researchers found. Over a 13-year period...
The death of a 10-month-old baby in Maharashtra state’s Latur District on Saturday blemishes India’s record in fighting polio but won’t impact the country’s march toward being certified polio-free. On Jan. 13, India...
Contracting a common virus may play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study has found. The study of the brains of older adults found an association between patients’ immune responses to...
A total of 17,315 people died of infectious diseases on the Chinese mainland throughout 2012, with AIDS killing the most, the National Health and Family Planning Commission said in a Wednesday statement. A total of 6.95...
After successfully developing rotavirus vaccine indigenously for the first time in the country, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) is aggressively pushing itself to replicate the success in the case of dengue and...
A mysterious new respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East spreads easily between people and appears more deadly than Sars, doctors have reported after investigating the biggest outbreak in Saudi Arabia. More...
Two new studies have identified mutations that increase the infectivity of H5N1 and H7N9 viruses through improved binding to receptors in the human respiratory tract. The findings offer much-needed strategies for...
Encouraging results have recently emerged regarding a new vaccine which suggests that with continued development the elimination of cervical cancer could be on the cards. The new vaccine targets the human papillomavirus...