Despite the availability of the MMR vaccine, mumps has made a resurgence in many parts of Europe. So far in 2009, Ireland has seen over
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Over 125,000 cases, and 57 fatalities of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) have been reported by China's Ministry of Health so far this year.
Devil Facial Tumor Disease (DFTD) is a fatal condition affecting Tasmanian devils throughout most of the Australian state of Tasmania. DFTD is characterized by facial
A Cerebral Spinal Meningitis outbreak has killed more than 156 people throughout Nigeria. Jigwa, Kano, Bauchi, Yobe, and Katsina states are currently among the worst
Within the past three months, a rabies epidemic has claimed the lives of at least 93 children in Angola’s capital city of Luanda. With
An emerging fungal disease, termed White-Nose Syndrome due to the white fungus typically found on the faces of afflicted bats, is spreading throughout the
The Amuru district of Uganda is now treating its first case of polio in 12 years, a 16 month old baby boy from the
To date over 60,000 people have been infected with cholera, and more than 3,100 are dead. Despite international efforts to control the outbreak, the
Since the beginning of 2009, eight cases of highly pathogenic human avian influenza have been reported in China. Three of the cases have been