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Human metapneumovirus is an infection that affects the upper and lower respiratory tract. Photo: Collected
Health

Bangladesh Health Watch urges vigilance amid HMPV virus outbreak

Women aged 26-40 form about 40% of Bangladesh’s workforce, contributing across formal and informal sectors. Their illness disrupts not only their families but also the broader economy. Photo: AP/UNB
Bangladesh

Silent Victims: How dengue devastated women in Bangladesh

A McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburger is seen in an illustration picture taken in New York City, US, October 24, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
World+Biz

McDonald's onions under scrutiny after US E. coli outbreak

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Health

Toll in Rwanda Marburg outbreak rises to 11

Diarrhoea patients get treatment at a Chattogram hospital. File Photo : TBS
Health

Experts call for emergency health response team for flood-hit areas

FILE PHOTO: The World Health Organization logo is pictured at the entrance of the WHO building, in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
World+Biz

WHO confirms first case of new mpox strain outside Africa as outbreak spreads

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Bangladesh

Dengue could get more ferocious this year: Experts

Dengue outbreak to shatter all records, preparations still tepid
Health

Dengue outbreak to shatter all records, preparations still tepid

Second worst dengue outbreak in 22 years
Health

Second worst dengue outbreak in 22 years

A general view of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia September 30, 2014. REUTERS/Tami Chappell/
USA

US CDC probing E.coli outbreak in four states as some Wendy's customers fall ill

People come to pay their respects before the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong il to mark the 10th death anniversary of Kim Jong un's father, Kim Jong il.(AFP)
World+Biz

North Korea reports another infectious disease outbreak amid battle against Covid

A medical worker in protective suit collects a swab sample from a man for nucleic acid testing at a residential compound, during another round of mass testing following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Xian, Shaanxi province, China December 27, 2021. Photo :Reuters
China

China local symptomatic Covid cases rise for a 4th day as Xian outbreak expands

A sign of the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) is pictured at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, November 25, 2021. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

WTO postpones major meeting after new variant outbreak