Officials in Pakistan’s Mohmand Agency are reporting a surge in infections with the parasite, Leishmania (leishmaniasis), according to a Daily Times report. To date, some 732 leishmaniasis cases...
The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) is warning of a possible Hepatitis A (Hep A) exposure after an employee of the Doublebee’s gas station in Walnut Ridge, Ark., located at 1003 Hwy 63, tested positive...
PaxVax, a leading independent specialty vaccine company, announced today the enrollment of the first patient in its Phase 2b dose-finding trial of the chikungunya virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine,...
Several cases of mumps have been confirmed on the campus of William & Mary, according to a message from Vice President for Student Affairs Ginger Ambler and Director of the Student Health Center...
New drugs in the early stages of development by pharmaceutical companies could have an extra benefit – the ability to cancel out the HPV virus, which can cause cervical cancer and other skin conditions.
Scientists...
In a follow-up on the multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to romaine lettuce, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports 14 additional cases, bringing the outbreak...
Plague is endemic in Madagascar, with hundreds of cases reported annually. Plague season typically lasts from Sept to April each year and the 2017-2018 season was quite remarkable.
By the end of April...
Patients with meningococcal infection generally develop symptoms including a high temperature, vomiting and a stiff neck… but they might also just have a bad stomach ache. This can be so severe...
Ukrainian health officials reported (computer translated) 1070 measles cases during the last week– 507 adults and 563 children–making it the most cases reported in a week since the outbreak...
In a follow-up to a news report on a Hungarian scientist who was accidentally exposed to Ebola virus, health authorities (computer translated) say the scientist was exposed on April 13 at the National...
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