Late last week, Brazil’s health minister Alexandre Padilha warned of an impending dengue epidemic, due to the discovery of type 4 dengue virus in Rio
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A species of mosquito capable of carrying the dangerous West Nile Virus was discovered in Kent and Essex in the United Kingdom last week. This
A Nipah virus (NiV) outbreak in northern Bangladesh has caused widespread panic throughout the country, with many residents deserting their homes for fear of contacting
In the city of Concepción, Chile the inmates at El Manzano prison are under close observation after two died, and ten started displaying symptoms of
Northern Cameroon reported 23 cases of yellow fever in six districts since October. Seven patients have passed away. In an effort to curb the spread
Three people have died and three more were hospitalized following an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease in Spain. In total, more than 20 people were reported
The southern African nation of Zimbabwe has been dealing with an outbreak of typhoid since early November 2011. With reportedly 30 to 50 new cases
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
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