Virus

British Airways, Cathay Pacific, others suspend flights to and from China

New coronavirus strain has caused alarm because of its connection to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Virus has killed nearly 650 people across mainland China and Hong Kong in 2002-2003

Possibility of human-to-human transmission cannot be excluded

As many as 128 polio cases registered in Pakistan last year

A five-month-old baby girl from Dadu contracted the polio virus, which affected her left lower limb

Virus found in city's environmental sample for 12th consecutive month

Sindh government declares the city’s most vulnerable area a ‘model UC’

Researchers say findings are a 'big deal' with cases falling by more than 70% in field trials

Five day anti-polio campaign culminated on Nov 8, followed by catch-up phase for the remaining children

Kamal calls for joint efforts to eradicate the disease

Each cell would conduct a different operation to combat the dengue epidemic

'Under the project, doctors will provide assistance to medical practitioners at five other hospitals in Sindh'

Death toll due to the virus has now risen to 16

At least 3,000 people in Balochistan have been affected by the mosquito-borne disease so far

A 15-month-old child from Jaffarabad was diagnosed with the virus

Number of crippling disease cases has risen to four in Karachi during 2019

Releases mosquito-eating fish into ponds, puddles, rivers, and other potential breeding spots

District Kech, Gwadar and Lasbela remain affected by the epidemic

3 polio cases have been reported from Karachi, 2 from Hyderabad and one each from Larkana and Jamshoro districts

Extra beds, wards arranged for people suffering from viral fever

A number of cases have been unreported

Already, more than 52,000 cases of the mosquito-borne virus have been reported in Sindh

Says will monitor anti-dengue measures himself in native city

A comprehensive fumigation drive to be carried out starting from Monday

Over 148 suspected dengue patients brought in for treatment in Islamabad and Rawalpindi over the past 24 hours

A virus that has no specific treatment or vaccine currently available

Another 100 patients test positive for dengue

Increasing the deaths caused by the amoeba to 13 in the current year

Dengue is mostly found in crowded areas, and breakneck urbanisation across the globe has helped the virus thrive

Says preventive measures should be adopted to contain spread of virus

Multiple people in every household of the neighbourhood infected by the virus

Two children tested positive for the crippling disease

PTI MPA lashes out at provincial govt for failing to curb the spread of preventable diseases

In the last four months, 14 patients have been diagnosed with Congo virus

People fear Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever spreading

Says govt must take effective measures to eliminate virus by 2030

Poliovirus was detected in samples taken from Sohrab Goth, Gadap Town, Saddar, PIDC, Haji Mureed Goth and Liaquatabad

Sex workers, transgender persons, drug users to be screened in the first phase

Total number of patients of the crippling virus in the country rises to 19

Refusals, lack of awareness being attributed to rising incidence

Recent results of polio show virus present in tribal areas as well as Peshawar

WHO warns there is a risk that a more deadly flu virus will one day jump from animals to people

Religious scholars asked to play their role to spread awareness of the disease

Recurrence of polio virus makes it imperative to vaccinate every child in the city

11-month-old child diagnosed with poliovirus

Use of foul language by members of both sides created a ruckus in the Sindh Assembly

All three environmental samples collected from the city have tested positive for the virus

Pakistan’s epic fight to reverse the odds is a story of courage, resilience and innovation

Government, health officials renew pledge to fight the virus till the end