At least 79 infants born in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital have tested positive for tuberculosis (TB). A nurse in the neonatal ward recently tested positive, and
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A fast moving, airborne, and lethal virus wreaks havoc world wide, killing its victims within days. Are you ready? On September 9th, Contagion, a film
After a six year absence, the St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) has reappeared in Florida. On August 31, Pinellas County officials confirmed that four
On Friday night, four children in China’s Xinjiang province were diagnosed with polio, a virus absent from China for over a decade. The poliovirus can
Today, the United Nation Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned of a possible major resurgence of H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza due to the spread
With Hurricane Irene threatening much of the US Eastern seaboard, people and governments are preparing for the flooding, destructive winds, and powerful storm surge. After
An outbreak of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) in Vietnam has caused 35,000 cases and 83 deaths this year. 52 out of 62 cities
Despite the heat of the summer, people in balmy Florida steer clear of lakes and other bodies of water for fear of being attacked by
For the last month, Panama’s Social Security Hospital (CSS) is experiencing an outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) infections among its patients. On Tuesday, August
On September 3, the WHO will officially declare the Compostela Valley province free of lymphatic filariasis (LF). Compostela Valley will be the first province in