The debate surrounding an inexplicable skin disease, coined “Morgellons” in 2002, may finally provide patients and practitioners with some answers. The CDC’s anticipated study was
Month: January 2012
This week, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced the departure of its Executive Director, appointed a new General Manager, celebrated 10
On Tuesday, Jan. 24, a horse at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif. was euthanized due to complications from equine herpes virus-1. An additional
Following the scare in Kuwait of a possible Meningitis-Neisseria outbreak, news came out of a potential breakthrough in the development of an effective preventative vaccine
On January 24, the United Nations refugee agency reported the detection of five cases of acute flaccid paralysis in Dolo Ado, Ethiopia. Three cases were
On January 13, Healthmap reported on the emergence of totally drug resistant tuberculosis (TBR-TB) in Mumbai at the Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre.
At the recent Canadian University Press national conference in Victoria, Canada, more than one third of the 370 attendees were struck with norovirus. According to
Recent findings around the treatment of yaws have the World Health Organization (WHO) discussing future eradication efforts. Researchers from Papua New Guinea and Spain have
Two red squirrels have been fatally infected with squirrel pox virus (SQPV) in Wicklow County, Ireland. The second case was confirmed by the National Parks
Kuwait, a country where disease outbreaks and infectious diseases are uncommon, was unpleasantly surprised during the first week of the new year when the Kuwait