UNICEF released a statement this week warning of the fast-growing cholera outbreak in the Sahel region of west and central Africa. So far this year,
Author: Lauren Edmundson
An outbreak of tuberculosis has infected eight percent of the people in the small Northern Quebec community of Kangiqsualujjuaq, Nunavik. Officials believe the outbreak stems
The food manufacturer Dole recalled nearly 3000 cases of “Dole Hearts of Romaine” bagged salad last week after a random sample tested positive for the
An outbreak of avian flu in western Mexico has killed approximately 870,000 poultry birds since June. The state government of Jalisco has declared a national
Last week, the CDC and Walgreens announced the launch of a pilot program to deliver free HIV tests in 24 pharmacies and retail clinics across
A new study published this week in the Lancet has estimated the death toll from 2009’s H1N1 pandemic to be fifteen times higher than originally
The Malaysian minister of health confirmed that last week’s outbreak of influenza A (H1N1) is now under control. The outbreak occurred at Kuala Nerang
A new report published in the journal Pediatrics shows that the number of parents delaying or limiting their children’s vaccinations more than tripled from 2006
Researchers from Ethiopia and Norway have created a mathematical model that can predict a malaria outbreak up to two months before it actually occurs. The
The CDC reported this week that fourteen cases of E. coli infections have been reported in six states. One patient, an infant, has died from