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Infectious diseases
November 15, 2019
Congo’s president hopes Ebola outbreak will end this year
Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi says he’s hopeful the Ebola outbreak in his country will end in the coming weeks.
November 14, 2019
German lawmakers approve compulsory measles vaccine plan
Germany's parliament has passed a law requiring that children who attend school or daycare must be vaccinated for measles.
October 31, 2019
Measles saps kids' ability to fight other germs
Measles has a stealth side effect: New research shows it erases much of the immune system's memory of how to fight other ...
October 23, 2019
UN says 1st local polio case found in Zambia since 1995
The World Health Organization says Zambia has reported its first local case of polio since 1995, in a 2-year-old boy ...
October 18, 2019
UN says Ebola in Congo still qualifies as global emergency
The World Health Organization says the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo still warrants being classified as a global emergency, ...
October 10, 2019
Global Fund raises $13.92 billion to fight AIDS, TB, malaria
An organization that funds programs to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria raised at least $13.92 billion for the next three ...
October 02, 2019
German sausage plant production halted over listeria deaths
German authorities have halted production at a meat processing plant after two deaths that were linked to listeria in sausage ...
September 27, 2019
Germany reports landmark case of West Nile virus
Authorities are reporting the first known human case of West Nile virus transmitted by mosquitoes in Germany, a development ...
September 26, 2019
The Latest: UN chief: terrorist threat is 'unprecedented'
The Latest on the U.N. General Assembly's annual gathering of world leaders (all times local): 9:30 p.m.
September 23, 2019
2nd Ebola vaccine to be used in Congo, as UN efforts slammed
The World Health Organization on Monday announced Congo will start using a second experimental Ebola vaccine, as efforts to ...
September 09, 2019
UK worries Brexit could bring 'chlorinated chicken' from US
Could Brexit bring America's "chlorinated chicken" to the United Kingdom? The European Union has long refused to import ...
September 06, 2019
Pope denounces danger of corruption in Mozambique Mass
Pope Francis wrapped up his visit to Mozambique on Friday by consoling HIV-infected mothers and children and denouncing the ...
September 05, 2019
Ebola survivors at higher risk of dying, even after recovery
A study that tracked over 1,000 Ebola survivors found they had a higher than usual chance of dying in the year after their ...
August 29, 2019
'Dramatic resurgence' of measles seen in Europe, WHO reports
The World Health Organization says there has been a "dramatic resurgence" of measles in Europe, in part fueled by vaccine ...
August 23, 2019
Spain reports 2nd death in widening listeria outbreak
Spanish authorities say a second person has died in an outbreak of listeria from pork meat. The health spokesman for the ...
August 23, 2019
UN: Possible to eradicate malaria, but probably not soon
The World Health Organization says it's theoretically possible to wipe out malaria, but probably not with the imperfect ...
August 21, 2019
UN chief to attend G-7, Japan conference, and visit Congo
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres leaves Friday on a trip to the G-7 summit of the world's major industrialized nations ...
August 20, 2019
Woman dies in Spain as listeria-in-pork outbreak sickens 114
Health authorities in Spain are on high alert after a 90-year-old woman died amid a listeria outbreak in the southern region ...
August 20, 2019
UK to pressure social media companies to fight anti-vax info
Britain's government plans to call a summit of social media companies to discuss what more they can do to fight online ...
August 19, 2019
Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri diagnosed with pneumonia
Juventus says coach Maurizio Sarri has been diagnosed with pneumonia. The 60-year-old Sarri was unable to take training with ...
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