The Disease Daily

  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

  The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) is again dealing with an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus with 46 people suspected to

  Cholera is caused by infection with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, and symptoms include profuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, and leg cramps. Without treatment, death can occur