Here are the top five posts on Outbreak News Today for the week Dec. 8 through Dec. 14: 5. Plague count grows in Madagascar The number 5 post for the week was an update on the plague situation in...

Schistosomiasis, which is caused by parasitic flatworms, affects nearly 210 million people worldwide, primarily in Africa, Asia, and South America, and is responsible for about 200,000 deaths each year,...