Pathogens were found in 11.1 % of the 4.5 lakh patients tested by the network of labs under the Indian Council of Medical Research as part of efforts to identify viral infections of public health significance.

The top five pathogens detected were Influenza A in acute respiratory infection (ARI)/ severe acute respiratory infections (SARI cases), dengue virus among acute fever and haemorrhagic fever cases, Hepatitis A in jaundice cases, Norovirus in among acute diarrhoeal disease (ADD) outbreaks and Herpes simplex virus (HSV) in Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) cases.

The spread of infectious diseases rose from 10.7 % in the first quarter to 11.5 % in the second quarter of 2025, according to the report by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). According to the Virus Research and

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