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An international team of experts says, in effect, "Don't be so sure" about Ebola not spreading by air.
To prevent cholera, chlorination programs have been launched in 107 of 500 rural water systems in Haiti.
The recent rise in MERS-CoV activity continues in Saudi Arabia, with two new cases reported by the country's Ministry of Health (MOH) today, along with five deaths and two recoveries in previously reported cases.
Phylogenetic analysis of H5N8 and H5N2 avian flu strains from wild waterfowl and a captive gyrfalcon in northwestern states in December showed high similarity with Eurasian avian flu lineages, according to a study yesterday in Emerging Infectious Diseases.
The outbreak nations reported 128 new cases last week, lifting the total to 23,218, including 9,365 deaths.
An additional case of H7N9 avian flu in China's Guangdong province has been reported to Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP), according to a machine-translated statement posted today by FluTrackers, an infectious disease news message board.
A new case of MERS-CoV and three deaths in previously reported cases bring totals since June 2012 to 897 and 377, respectively in Saudi Arabia, according to a report today from the country's Ministry of Health (MOH).
An expert panel lays out a host of recommendations, including advice on current clinical trials.
The $5 million initiative for rural Guinea pairs Ebola prevention messages with help for farmers.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today that 141 measles cases have been reported so far this year, an increase of 20 since the agency's previous update on Feb 9.
Most of the cases—113 (80%)—are part of a multistate outbreak that originated with exposures at Disneyland, the CDC said. (The update does not name Disneyland, instead referring to it as an amusement park in California.)
As a recent surge in cases continues, the WHO announces it is sending help.
Case numbers increase by 183 and deaths by 100 as Liberia opens schools and Guinea continues to struggle with community resistance.
The H5N1 avian flu virus has sickened six people in Egypt over the past 4 days, one fatally, according to official sources.
Few details are available about the patients, who are from five different locations in Egypt, according to government and media sources that health department announcements and were translated by FluTrackers, an infectious disease news message board.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 4 new US measles cases related to Disney theme park visits, bringing the outbreak total to 125, according to a Feb 13 update in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
At least 4 cases involve exposure in a healthcare setting; the WHO, meanwhile, provides more details about a recent Filipino case.
Novavax trial involves 230 adults, as outbreak cases near 23,000.
Flu activity remains high and will likely hang on for several more weeks, the CDC says.
The H7N9 avian influenza virus has sickened four more people, one fatally, ing China's Guangdong province, Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said today in a statement.
Though few details were listed for the patients, the report said the latest case-patients include three men and one woman ages 51 to 82 years old. The 82-year-old man died from his infection, and the rest are hospitalized in critical condition.
The national count of children affected by an unexplained polio-like illness that causes limb weakness has increased by one, to 112 in 34 states since August, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported in an update yesterday.
Attacks include an incident 4 days ago involving burial workers in Forecariah.
