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Second suspected Nipah death in Kerala; tracing, surveillance stepped up

According to the WHO, Nipah virus is a zoonotic disease that spreads from animals to humans
india news
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 01:37 am IST

Sassoon Hospital urges NIV to return land amid healthcare expansion plans

SGH has requested that the land, measuring approximately 8,311 square meters, be returned to the hospital once the current lease expires in June 2026, according to hospital officials.  (HT)
pune news
Published on Jun 30, 2025 06:46 am IST

Favipiravir drug research shows signs of hope against Chandipura virus

So far the findings suggest that Favipiravir could be a potential therapeutic option for these infections.
india news
Updated on Jun 24, 2025 04:01 pm IST

State plans Maharashtra Institute of Virology, along the lines of NIV

Health minister Prakash Abitkar told HT, that in cases of such outbreaks, the state has no option but to depend on NIV. (HT FILE PHOTO)
pune news
Published on May 14, 2025 09:32 am IST

Centre expands team to manage Guillain Barre Syndrome cases in Pune

Last week, three experts from National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, were already supporting the local authorities. However, as the cases are constantly rising, the central team has been expanded to seven members (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
pune news
Updated on Jan 28, 2025 09:06 am IST

Toll from mysterious fever in Gujarat reaches 15, samples sent to Pune institute

District collector Amit Arora said they have sent 11 samples of those who died to Pune’s National Institute of Virology. (HT PHOTO)
india news
Published on Sept 11, 2024 10:52 am IST

Two patients who died at private hospitals in Pune test positive for Zika

A 72-year-old woman, a resident of Prabhat Road, tested positive for Zika virus infection on Friday (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
pune news
Updated on Jul 27, 2024 05:56 am IST

NIV unable to conduct whole genome sequencing as Zika virus samples not taken during peak viraemia

Out of these, as many as 12 people tested positive for Zika virus infection, which includes six pregnant mothers. (HT PHOTO)
pune news
Updated on Jul 09, 2024 06:12 am IST

NIV scientist to train Pune health staff to counter Zika threat 

In June PMC has reported five Zika virus infection cases, including a 28-year-old pregnant woman from Erandwane.   (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
pune news
Published on Jun 30, 2024 10:22 pm IST

PMC sends four fresh samples of suspected Zika virus patients to NIV, Pune

Earlier on 11 November, Pune city reported the first case of Zika virus infection in a 64-year-old woman from Pratik Nagar, Yerawada. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
pune news
Updated on Nov 22, 2023 08:32 pm IST

Nipah virus behind two Kerala deaths; govt sets up control room. Top Updates

Deaths due to Nipah virus infection were reported in Kozhikode district in 2018 and 2021.
india news
Updated on Sept 12, 2023 08:46 pm IST

Three Zika virus cases reported in Kolhapur’s Ichalkaranji

Maharashtra health department has confirmed three cases of Zika virus from Ichalkaranji in Kolhapur. (AP (PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))
pune news
Updated on Sept 03, 2023 12:14 am IST

NIV experts take samples of 30 patients from Alandi

The NIV team visited the Rural Hospital in Alandi on Saturday and conversed with the treating doctors. (HT PHOTO)
pune news
Updated on Jul 22, 2023 10:32 pm IST

India develops first local test to detect flu, Covid in single swab

The test kit will use nasal and throat swabs of a patient (Representational image)
india news
Updated on May 23, 2023 10:48 am IST

Monkeypox: 8-year-old reports symptoms in Andhra's Guntur, samples sent to NIV

The boy was admitted at the Government General Hospital, Guntur.
india news
Published on Jul 30, 2022 10:59 pm IST

India to screen arrivals for monkeypox signs

The samples should be taken and “sent to a Bio safety level 4 laboratory for testing”, the official cited the directions as saying. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo)
india news
Updated on May 20, 2022 11:15 pm IST

Monkeypox: Centre orders surveillance at int'l entry points, NIV to test samples

The palms of a monkeypox case patient from Lodja, a city located within the Katako-Kombe Health Zone, are seen during a health investigation in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1997. 
india news
Updated on May 20, 2022 11:25 pm IST

Covid-19: ‘At-risk' kids under 12 years must be jabbed, says NIV expert

NIV director Priya Abraham said that children do pick up Covid-19 infection but most often they are asymtomatic. (PTI)
india news
Updated on Apr 01, 2022 09:48 pm IST

Omicron alert: Mumbai bans large gatherings for 48 hours, Sec 144 in place

Covid-19: 7 new Omicron cases have recently been reported in Maharashtra, of which three are in Mumbai. 
mumbai news
Published on Dec 11, 2021 09:37 am IST

25,800 volunteers enroll for Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine’s Phase III trials

A health worker and participant during a dry run of the Covid-19 vaccination programme in Gurugram.
health
Published on Jan 07, 2021 08:02 pm IST

Bharat Biotech recruits 23,000 volunteers for phase 3 clinical trial of Covaxin

A volunteer being vaccinated by a medic during the Bharat Biotech's 'Covaxin' human trial.
india news
Updated on Jan 02, 2021 10:28 pm IST

Patna administration identifies all 96 UK returnees, conducts tests

Representational photo.
patna news
Updated on Dec 31, 2020 03:05 pm IST

UK Covid-19 variant reaches India, govt on guard: All you need to know

People wearing protective masks exit a railway station amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Mumbai, India.
india news
Updated on Dec 30, 2020 12:54 am IST

New Covid strain: Uttarakhand starts tracing UK returnees

District surveillance teams are working on contact tracing, isolating, and taking samples of the individuals who have returned from the UK.
dehradun news
Published on Dec 29, 2020 04:51 pm IST

Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune: Where India found samples of UK returnees positive for new coronavirus strain

A health worker registers people for coronavirus test, at Sector 30 District Hospital, in Noida, India, on Monday, December 28, 2020. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times)
india news
Updated on Dec 29, 2020 11:13 am IST

India reports lowest number of fresh daily Covid-19 cases in a month

India has reported 6,681,937 Covid-19 cases to date, according to the data collated by HT’s dashboard.
india news
Published on Oct 06, 2020 09:34 am IST

India crosses 60 million mark for Covid-19 testing

RAD tests are up to 40% of the total Covid-19 diagnostics tests by volume, according to the ICMR data.
india news
Updated on Sept 17, 2020 10:35 am IST

Rohtak’s PGIMS begins second phase of clinical trials for indigenous Covid vaccine, Covaxin

Covaxin, which has been developed in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Institute of Virology (NIV), will be tested on 50 volunteers at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, in Phase 2.
chandigarh news
Published on Sept 10, 2020 02:14 am IST

‘If it holds in future tests too’: UP doctor on promising Covaxin results

The vaccine, known as Covaxin, has been developed by Bharat Biotech. (Photo by Ravindra Joshi/HT PHOTO)
india news
Updated on Aug 25, 2020 12:13 am IST

Covaxin gets nod for skin trial: Latest on India’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate

Covaxin trials are being conducted on 1,125 patients at 12 hospitals across the country
india news
Updated on Aug 23, 2020 09:19 am IST
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