Reuters reports that on August 5, Israel’s health ministry began a polio vaccination campaign targeting 150,000 children in the southern region. Although Israel has not
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After being rabies-free for 52 years, the virus resurfaced in Taiwan among ferret-badgers and has caused great panic around the island. On July 16, Taiwan’s
Colombia has just been confirmed as the first nation to eliminate the neglected tropical disease onchocerciasis, more commonly known as “river blindness,” according to a
Table Mountain campgrounds at Angeles National Forest closed on July 24 after officials found plague bacteria in a squirrel in the area, according to a
Recent news reminds us that, this summer, ticks have more to pass on to us than the infamous Lyme disease. Early this month, the medical
Sunday, July 28 was World Hepatitis Day – a day organized by the World Hepatitis Alliance to increase awareness of these infections that affect the
On July 16, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a recall of hummus products produced by Hagee Foods Inc. (Penny's Salsa Inc.)
An outbreak of the foodborne illness cyclosporiasis has sickened at least 170 people in the Midwest and health officials are searching for the origins of
A new virus has been associated with respiratory illness and resulting death in a common dolphin (Delphinus delphis), according to researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), earlier administration of antiretroviral treatments may be our newest weapon in the war against HIV/AIDS. Acquired Immune Deficiency