Every year public health officials, doctors and advertisements outside of Walgreen’s remind us to get our flu vaccines. But a recent report in the Lancet
Last Friday, Nov. 11 2011, the Fulton County Health department in Atlanta, Ga. confirmed cases of single-drug resistant tuberculosis at the Occupy Atlanta camp. The
Recent research published in the journal of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States (PNAS) has shown that the chytrid
At least 170 cases of Salmonella that occurred between February and November have been linked to kosher broiled chicken liver. After the chicken livers were
Nov. 14 – Nov. 20 2011 marks the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s fourth annual Get Smart About Antibiotics Week. This week focuses on
As of Tuesday, November 15, authorities believe there are 207 cases of typhoid in Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe. The outbreak was first reported
McHenry County, Ill. is in the midst of a whooping cough outbreak. Nine students from Cary-Grove High School were initially diagnosed with whooping cough (pertussis)
As mentioned last week on The Disease Daily, HealthMap has created a special map to track any infectious disease outbreaks that occur during Hajj. The
The third annual World Pneumonia Day will be observed on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. World Pneumonia Day aims to raise awareness around the leading killer
Luanda, a province in Angola, has called a state of medical emergency as a 14-month-old boy tested positive for polio, the fifth case in the