A Toddler Succumbs To Death Due To HFM
Hand, Foot and Mouth (HFM) disease has taken the life of another 14-month-old toddler in Bintulu. // Now the number of fatalities in Sarawak has reached six since the outbreak. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr George Chan told a press conference that a total of 82 children have been admitted to hospitals for HFM. Dr Chan, who is the chairman for the state Disaster M...One More Succumbs To Gastroenteritis In Mumbai, More People Hospitalised
One more person died of gastroenteritis in the city, talking the toll to three, as more than 200 people were admitted to various hospitals with symptoms of the disease.// "A 24-year-old man from the Khetwadi area of south Mumbai died at the J.J. Hospital Thursday night," director general of health services T.P. Doke told IANS. "There are 212 patients admitted to various hos...Over Two-dozen Children Succumbs to Encephalitis in Bihar
More than 25 children have died of suspected encephalitis and many affected children have been battling for survival in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district for the past few days //. The district administration has sounded a high alert to check the spread of the killer disease. The children reported sudden light fever in the early morning, which was followed by bouts of unconsciousness and co...Five Tribal Children Succumbs to Pneumonia in Orissa
At least five tribal children have died of pneumonia in Orissa's Mayurbhanj district over the past month and more than 10 are suffering from the illness// , officials said Sunday. The children, mostly below five years age, died at Kuanrabila, a tribal village located 150 km from the district head quarter of Baripada. The ailing children have been brought to the local govern...Zoo Animal Succumbs to Avian Influenza in Germany
The death of a zoo animal, an Australian black swan, in Germany following infection with avian influenza virus has created shock waves among animal-lovers.// So far bird flu had only killed wild animals and farm poultry in Germany. Therefore the death of the Australian black swan at Dresden Zoo in eastern Germany has raised fears that animal collections created over a century or more...