November 2, 2022 China's strict COVID-19 policies 'indirectly killed' son, father says In a case that sparked social media outrage, a father blames China's strict zero-COVID policy for the death of his 3-year-old son, claiming his son died from delay of treatment.
October 31, 2022 Cholera outbreaks threaten children's survival in flood-hit Nigerian state The Nigerian city of Maiduguri is experiencing its largest spike of cholera cases in year, which appears to be linked to months of heavy rain and flooding.
October 31, 2022 Mexico discovers H5N1 bird flu near US border Mexico has discovered a strain of H5N1 avian influenza at a farm on the border with the United States on Sunday, one week after their first-ever reported case.
October 31, 2022 Widespread illness, deaths go unnoticed as monkeypox continues to spread in Africa Congo is enduring a monkeypox outbreak, leaving people ill and dying. Without a vaccine or quick access to health facilities, monkeypox cases will continue to spike.
October 23, 2022 Virginia high school reports illness outbreak, 1,000 students call out sick Around 1,000 students and a few staff members at a Virginia high school called out sick last week after experiencing flu-like symptoms and stomach pains.
October 21, 2022 Uganda claims Ebola outbreak should be over by end of year Uganda's most recent Ebola outbreak which has infected 65 people and killed 27 is coming under control, according to the country's health ministry.
October 17, 2022 Humane Society facility in Reno, NV, dealing with deadly virus outbreak An animal shelter run by the Humane Society in Nevada is experiencing a deadly outbreak of a cat-bourne virus called panleukopenia, which has killed 11 cats in the past 3 weeks.
October 6, 2022 World Health Organization's short public comment period for pandemic treaty receives backlash The World Health Organization received backlash for a limited public comment period on a proposed pandemic treaty meant to align international response to pandemics.
September 30, 2022 Virus kills 100K cows and buffaloes in India, livelihoods threatened A viral outbreak in India has killed 100K cows and buffaloes and sickened another 2 million. The virus, known as lumpy skin disease, is spread through insects.
September 26, 2022 Cholera deaths in Syria reach 29 Syria’s outbreak of cholera has infected 230 people and killed 29 people. The United Nations says this is the war-torn country’s worst outbreak in years.