January 14, 2016 Ebola epidemic ended in West Africa but flare-ups possible, WHO says The World Health Organisation on Thursday announced an end to the latest flare-up of the Ebola virus in Liberia, a milestone that marks the first time since the epidemic began in 2013 that there have been no known cases of the disease in West Africa.
January 14, 2016 Scientists make gains on ‘universal’ Ebola medicine Scientists have created a single treatment that may fight the two deadliest strains of the Ebola virus.
January 14, 2016 Legionnaires' disease strikes Michigan county managing water crisis The Michigan county already reeling from lead-contaminated drinking water in the city of Flint has seen a spike of Legionnaires' disease resulting in 10 deaths that may or may not be related to the water crisis, officials said on Wednesday.
January 14, 2016 FDA took 17 months to notify doctors on scopes' 'superbug' dangers The Food and Drug Administration took 17 months to notify doctors and the public of “superbug” infection dangers from certain scopes used in gastrointestinal procedures in hospitals, according to a report by Senate Democrats released Wednesday.
January 13, 2016 Citing 2013 outbreak in Florida, CDC says strength of whooping cough vaccine may be waning A research article released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sheds light on the potential waning strength of the current vaccination recommended for protection against pertussis, or whooping cough.
January 13, 2016 EU food safety watchdog hits back at scientists in glyphosate spat The head of Europe's food safety watchdog has written to a group of nearly 100 senior scientists strongly rejecting their criticisms in an ongoing row about the safety of weed-killer ingredient glyphosate.
January 12, 2016 South Korea says finds hogs infected with foot-and-mouth South Korea has detected foot-and-mouth in a southwestern hog farm, the first such discovery in nine months and a blow to authorities pushing to contain the disease.
January 12, 2016 CDC confirms Zika virus case in Texas On Monday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Texas confirmed a case of Zika virus, an untreatable mosquito-borne illness.
January 8, 2016 Oregon Zoo staff infected by TB after exposure to elephants Seven staff members at the Oregon Zoo tested positive for tuberculosis after an outbreak among three elephants started in 2013, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
January 8, 2016 Youth hockey concussions similar to other contact sports Concussion rates in youth hockey may be similar to the injury risk with other high-contact sports, though many of the collisions in hockey appear to result from illegal moves on the ice, a U.S. study suggests.