Humans spread more viruses to animals: Study

IANS | March 25, 2024 6:00 PM

London, March 25 (IANS) Humans frequently spread viruses to wild and domestic animals, increasing their risk of disease, finds a study, challenging the long-held theory that humans are a sink for viruses.

Missing TB cases remain a concern in India: Dr. Kuldeep Singh Sachdeva

Rachel V Thomas | March 23, 2024 1:16 PM

New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Missing cases of Tuberculosis (TB) coupled with diagnostic and treatment delays are the major roadblocks in India’s mission to end the deadly infection in the country by 2025, said Dr. Kuldeep Singh Sachdeva, the former head of India’s TB elimination programme at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (as Deputy Director General – TB) on Saturday.