Explained: A new coronavirus emerges in China
Between December 8, 2019 and January 2, 2020, 41 people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China were infected with a novel coronavirus. One person has died and seven patients…
Category: SARS
Editorial: H1N1 – No room for complacency
Published in The Hindu on July 21, 2009 The emergence of influenza A(H1N1) virus in humans was first detected in late April and within six weeks the swine flu spread…
Swine flu and thermal imaging
Published in The Hindu on May 21, 2009 If screening baggage using X-rays has become the order of the day in airports across the world, many airports have now installed…
Editorial: Developing drugs for the poor
Published in The Hindu on March 9, 2007 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has taken some notable steps to address infectious diseases common in developing countries and to help them…
