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Swiss tourist dies of swine flu in India as toll mounts
Feb 12, 2015 (AFP)
A Swiss tourist died Thursday of swine flu while visiting India, a local health official said, as the country grapples with an outbreak that has killed more tha...
US to withdraw troops from Ebola mission in West Africa
Feb 11, 2015 (AFP)
The US military plans to pull out most troops from West Africa that were deployed to help stem the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, the Pentagon said Tuesday...
Death rate in US blacks infected with HIV drops 28%
Feb 05, 2015 (AFP)
The mortality rate of African-Americans infected with HIV has dropped sharply in recent years and the gap between whites and blacks is narrowing, new figures sh...
Indonesian minister sparks anger with HIV comments
Feb 04, 2015 (AFP)
Indonesia's trade minister sparked anger Wednesday after saying that second-hand clothes could spread HIV as he campaigned to stop the import of used garments. ...
GMO mosquito plan sparks debate in Florida
Jan 31, 2015 (AFP)
A British company's plan to unleash hordes of genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida to reduce the threat of dengue fever and other diseases has sparked an ...
Second bird flu case confirmed in Canada
Jan 30, 2015 (AFP)
The husband of a Canadian who was diagnosed earlier this week with bird flu after returning from a trip to China has also tested positive for the virus, health ...
WHO says Ebola epidemic on the decline
Jan 29, 2015 (AFP)
Weekly Ebola infections in west Africa have dropped to below 100 for the first time in more than six months, figures showed Thursday, raising hopes the worst-ev...
H5N1 bird flu spreads to 11 states in Nigeria: govt
Jan 29, 2015 (AFP)
Nigeria on Thursday confirmed that the H5N1 strain of bird flu has spread from seven to 11 states within a week, resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands of...
Scientists develop potential late-stage rabies treatment
Jan 28, 2015 (UPI)
A person bit by a rabid animal has only a finite amount of time to get treated with the proper vaccine before it is too late. Allow a rabid bite to fester long ...
Bird flu confirmed in Canadian patient after China trip
Jan 26, 2015 (AFP)
The first human case of H7N9 bird flu in North America has been confirmed in a Canadian woman who recently returned from a trip to China, health officials said ...
No new polio cases in Syria reported for a year: WHO
Jan 21, 2015 (AFP)
Syria has gone a year without a reported polio case, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, after a massive immunisation campaign triggered by the diseas...
Nigeria reports H5N1 bird flu in five states
Jan 21, 2015 (AFP)
Nigeria on Wednesday confirmed that five states have been hit with the H5N1 strain of bird flu, resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands of poultry but no h...
AIDS crisis brewing in Crimea and east Ukraine says UN
Jan 21, 2015 (AFP)
A lethal health crisis is brewing in Russian-annexed Crimea and war-torn eastern Ukraine, where injecting drug users have lost access to therapy to wean them of...
Two Nigerian cities hit by bird flu: authorities
Jan 20, 2015 (AFP)
Thousands of chickens have been culled in southern Nigeria after the discovery of bird flu in some poultry farms, the local health authorities said on Tuesday. ...
Schools reopening as W.Africa turns page on Ebola epidemic
Jan 19, 2015 (AFP)
Children on Monday trickled back to school in Guinea, where the Ebola epidemic broke out in December 2013, as west Africa cautiously began turning the page on t...
Two die of bird flu in China
Jan 17, 2015 (AFP)
Two people have died of the H7N9 strain of avian flu in China's eastern province of Fujian, state media said Saturday, quoting local health officials. Fujian ha...
China diagnosed 104,000 new HIV/AIDs cases in 2014
Jan 16, 2015 (AFP)
China diagnosed 104,000 new cases of HIV/AIDS in 2014, media reported Friday, highlighting growth in infections in the country despite a comparatively low overa...
UN Ebola czar says epidemic has 'passed the tipping point'
Jan 15, 2015 (AFP)
The Ebola crisis has "passed the tipping point" and there is now a reasonable chance the deadly outbreak could end quickly, the UN special envoy said Thursday. ...
Flu shot just 23 percent effective: US
Jan 15, 2015 (AFP)
This US winter season's flu vaccine has been just 23 percent effective at preventing doctor visits for people of all ages, according to health authorities' earl...
How to predict responses to disease
Jan 15, 2015 (SPX)
Sometimes the response to the outbreak of a disease can make things worse -- such as when people panic and flee, potentially spreading the disease to new areas....
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