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
Author: Anna Tomasulo
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
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
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
In a press release from Dec. 17, the American Academy of Pediatrics endorsed the World Health Organization’s recommendation that thimersol, an organomercurial compound used as
On Nov. 28, Uganda’s Ministry of Health reported seven cases of Ebola (six confirmed, one probable), and four deaths. The current Ebola outbreak is occurring
On Oct. 4, the WHO declared Uganda’s most recent Ebola outbreak over. Today, Uganda’s WHO country representative, Joaquim Saweka, reports two confirmed Ebola deaths from
The mystery fever affecting Darfur has been identified as yellow fever, according to the WHO. Yellow fever is an arbovirus (an acronym for arthropod borne
This morning, Uganda’s New Vision reported a sixth suspected death in the Marburg outbreak. The Kabale District Director of Health Services, Dr. Patrick Tusiime, has
Just a few weeks after Uganda was declared free of Ebola, a second hemorrhagic fever strikes. On Friday, Oct. 19, the Uganda Ministry of Health