In a follow-up to a report in May concerning a schistosomiasis cluster reported in France, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports Thursday that in June 2014, the French Institute...

On 6 October 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) was informed of the first confirmed autochthonous case of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Spain. This case represents the first human-to-human transmission...

In a statement from Zsuzsanna Jakab, WHO Regional Director for Europe today: Sporadic cases of Ebola virus disease in Europe are unavoidable. This is due to travel between Europe and affected countries. However,...

On 6 October, Spanish authorities reported a confirmed case of Ebola virus disease (EVD) of a healthcare worker who participated in the treatment of the second Spanish patient with Ebola infection repatriated...

Health officials with the Provence-Alpes-Cote d”Azur (PACA) region have reported the fourth autochthonous dengue fever case since August, according to a Prensa Latina report Monday. This case...

One of the nursing assistants who treated the late Ebola infected priest, Manuel García Viejo, in late September, has contracted the Ebolavirus making her the first case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)...

With at least six hospitals reporting closing wards due to norovirus, according to unofficial data from the Health Protection Scotland (HPS) as of Sept. 29, officials have declared that norovirus season...

Barton Farm Dairy in Kentisbury, Barnstaple, Devon is recalling its raw cow’s drinking milk due to a potential link to two cases of E.coli O157 infection, according to a Food Standards Agency news...

In a follow-up to a report Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) released details of the laboratory confirmed case of Middle-East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection diagnosed...

There is an urgent need to change our strategy for testing for HIV and hepatitis in Europe. The number of people infected is increasing and many are still not aware that they are infected. The problem...