Last week the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that dengue is the world’s fastest-spreading tropical disease. As reported by Reuters, dengue is a threat that
Month: January 2013
Nebraska’s cattle are facing an outbreak of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD), a viral disease that usually occurs in deer of North America. Severe epidemics periodically
New research published in the International Journal of Drug Policy suggests that widespread use of thinner syringes could reduce HIV transmission among injection drug users
An article in this month’s issue of PNAS indicates that scientists successfully engineered a new tool that may change the way we design vaccines. Brittany
According to the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office, wild poliovirus has been detected from two Cairo sewage samples. The strain detected is related to poliovirus
Yale researchers from the schools of Public Health and Medicine have discovered the presence of a new tick-borne infection in the United States. The New
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every state except California, Mississippi, and Hawaii, is reporting an outbreak of seasonal flu. This
Days before Luweero district is to be declared Ebola-free, two suspected cases appear in central Uganda’s Mubende district. According to New Vision, two children, from
Two deaths from the influenza H1N1 virus have occurred in Beijing over the past two weeks. The virus reportedly killed two women, one young migrant
As 2012 ends and we dive into another year, let’s take a moment to look back at some significant infectious disease outbreaks from 2012. Please