A large majority of Nigerians don’t think the health infrastructure in the country is capable to deal with the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, according to a NOIPolls Limited survey conducted...

A “clean-up” campaign commenced Friday in Apia, Samoa as the country tries to slow the spread of chikungunya. According to a Radio New Zealand report, schools, schoolkids, governments and corporations...

An employee of a Whataburger restaurant located at 2800 Guadalupe Street in Austin has been diagnosed with hepatitis A virus. Hepatitis A is a contagious liver disease usually spread when a person ingests...

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) is advising the public not to eat any canned soups or sauces made by Corfinio Foods of Richmond.  The affected products were improperly...

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed the first human West Nile virus case reported in Illinois for 2014. The Chicago Department of Public Health reported a woman in her 70’s...

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported an increase of meningococcal meningitis cases during the first week of August, according to their Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin. Increasing...

Vietnamese veterinary authorities have announced for the first time at least two outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N6, according to Tuoi Tre News today. The report continues to say...

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today convened a United Nations system-wide coordination meeting in response to the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa, which is now affecting more than 1 million people...

The City of El Paso Department of Public Health announced Monday that it has confirmed the first local case of West Nile virus (WNV) in a middle-aged male who resides in the 79927 zip code. The individual...

In a follow-up to a report late last week, the American Samoa Health Department has reported approximately 45 additional cases of chikungunya, bringing the total to 390, according to a Radio New Zealand...