A survey of more than 20,000 people in Syria has found a concerning number of people infected with hepatitis C, especially among people who are at higher risk. Cases of hepatitis B infection, however,...

No, this is not a question for Gary Johnson, or any other Presidential hopeful. But for the thousands of people afflicted with this parasitic disease in Syria and elsewhere in the Middle East, they could...

On the Sunday, June 5th airing of the Outbreak News This Week Radio Show, I was joined by two great guests to discuss to timely and relevant infectious disease issues. In the first half, Founding Dean...

Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), a disfiguring parasitic disease transmitted by the sandfly, is not new to Syria; however, the war in Syria has greatly increased the risk for CL and reports have...

ALEPPO EVIL DOESN’T CARE ABOUT ALLAH’S WILL In the age of unknown microbes and deadly diseases caused by them, terrorism has a lot of different possibilities for any kind of asymmetric war. One of...

In a statement Friday, Peter Hawkins, UNICEF’s representative in Iraq warned: “There is unfortunately a high risk that cholera will reach more areas of Iraq, affecting marginalized and displaced...

Concerns over the spread of high impact transboundary animal diseases are mounting in Lebanon and neighboring countries as some of the 1.5 million refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria have brought with...

Here are some updates concerning the global polio situation, according to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative: Nigeria January 24, 2015 marked six months since the most recent case of wild poliovirus...

Approximately 100 cases of chickenpox in Syrian refugees has been detected in Lebanon’s third largest city of Sidon, according to Lebanese news reports. The outbreak has prompted medical teams to shut...

The number of new wild poliovirus 1 (WPV1) cases reported in Pakistan continue to climb as 13 additional people were confirmed with the serious viral infection. According to the Global Polio Eradication...