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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Apr 1 shared more information about Martinique's first probable Zika-related microcephaly case, which documents Zika virus infection in the mother and the fetus.
Officials warn that lack of funds could hinder countermeasure development, battle against mosquitoes.
Now both Liberia and Guinea are dealing with recent flare-ups of the disease.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) today reported a new, fatal MERS-CoV case in Buraydah, the first there this month after the city reported 34 MERS cases in March.
By most measures, the seasonal influenza epidemic in the United States waned further last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in an update today, continuing a trend first apparent a week earlier.
Experts say the world cannot ease up on efforts to fully develop Ebola vaccines.
The area of the US that could be home to the culprit mosquitoes and thus affected by Zika is wider than previously thought.
Structure details may yield clues on how Zika damages cells and offer an inside track to drug, vaccine, and test developers.
Long-term antibiotic therapy does not significantly improve quality of life in patients with persistent symptoms attributed to Lyme disease, according to a study today in the New England Journal of Medicine.
A laboratory worker at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may have acquired salmonellosis during work in a biosafety level 2 (BSL-2) facility, said an afternoon press release from the agency.
A case report finds more fetal evidence of Zika-related brain development problems, and a study on fetal neural cells hints at a possible damage mechanism.
A nationwide campaign to isolate 100% of Ebola cases and conduct all burial safely, alongside a global response plan, was a key intervention that helped curb transmission in Sierra Leone, according to a study of illness patterns in chiefdoms and households.
Chinese officials have reported another human case of H7N9 avian flu, according to FluTrackers, an infectious disease message board.
Experts say the risk of global spread is low and nations are able to respond to new clusters.
About 31% thought the virus spreads through sneezes, and 42% didn't know about sexual transmission.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) today reported one new MERS-CoV case in the southeastern city of Jazan and also announced the death of a previously reported patient.
The genetically engineered mice have already yielded some pathogenesis clues.
Saudi Arabian officials have reported three more MERS cases and one resulting death in the past 2 days, including a case in Buraydah, the site of a series of mostly healthcare-related cases this month.
The illness involves a 45-year-old man who is hospitalized in critical condition in Xuancheng, a city in east-central China's Anhui province, according to translated government information posted by FluTrackers. The patient had contact with live poultry, and his case was confirmed Mar 25, officials said.
Researchers say Zika might have been brought to the Americas from French Polynesia during a soccer tournament.
