Bird flu, asymptomatic viruses circulating in humans

A recently published study on the H5N1 virus by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that the avian influenza virus...

Ghana cholera outbreak: vaccinations amid rising cases

The Ghana Ministry of Health and the Ghana Health Service have started a cholera vaccination campaign in Accra to fight an escalating outbreak across...

Manhattan restaurant linked to Hepatitis A case

The New York City Health Department (NYCHD) has received notification of a case of hepatitis A, a highly infectious liver infection, in an individual...

Delaware: waterways contaminated by “forever chemicals”

According to several recent lawsuits, waterways in the US State of Delaware have been contaminated by “forever chemicals”. These chemicals tend to remain in...

WHO grants Uganda extra $2 million for Ebola response

The World Health Organization (WHO) has allocated an additional $2 million from the WHO Emergency Response Fund to support Uganda in the Ebola outbreak,...

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