As of Tuesday, November 15, authorities believe there are 207 cases of typhoid in Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe. The outbreak was first reported
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McHenry County, Ill. is in the midst of a whooping cough outbreak. Nine students from Cary-Grove High School were initially diagnosed with whooping cough (pertussis)
As mentioned last week on The Disease Daily, HealthMap has created a special map to track any infectious disease outbreaks that occur during Hajj. The
The third annual World Pneumonia Day will be observed on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. World Pneumonia Day aims to raise awareness around the leading killer
Luanda, a province in Angola, has called a state of medical emergency as a 14-month-old boy tested positive for polio, the fifth case in the
Vegetable salad served in Kabardino-Balkaria State Agricultural Academy’s dining room is believed to be the reason for the recent botulism outbreak the Russian North Caucasus
Salmonella Enteritidis has sickened an estimated 42 people in six states, with 20 of those cases occurring in Monroe County, New York. The illnesses have
Every year roughly 3 million people arrive at Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, for Hajj. One of the five pillars of Islam, Hajj is a duty
In the past week, shigellosis outbreaks have been reported in South Carolina, Georgia and New York. More than 80 people were infected at Honea Path
Wednesday, Oct. 26 2011, Nature published a study providing the first direct evidence between the fungus Geomyces destructans and white-nose syndrome (WNS). The study was