October 28, 2015 Ebola-infected missionary describes her battle with the deadly virus Smiling and appearing robustly healthy, a U.S. missionary infected with Ebola while working in Liberia on Wednesday shared publicly her battle with the deadly virus for the first time.
October 28, 2015 Deadly cholera outbreaks could increase with climate change Increasingly severe heat waves and more frequent and intense flooding due to climate change will spur the spread of cholera in vulnerable regions of the world, new research suggests
October 28, 2015 Bird flu outbreak hits second Dutch farm, exports to remain frozen A second Dutch farm was hit by an outbreak of bird flu, the government said on Thursday, prompting the destruction of 43,000 chickens and prolonging crippling restrictions on trade in the world's leading egg exporter.
October 28, 2015 UN urges exit screening for Ebola at some airports Ebola-affected countries should immediately begin exit screening all passengers leaving international airports, sea ports and major ground crossings, the U.N. health agency urged on Monday.
October 28, 2015 Deadly mosquito-borne diseases could threaten UK within decades, experts warn Mosquitoes carrying deadly diseases including dengue fever and West Nile virus could become widespread across Britain within decades due to climate change, health experts said on Monday.
October 28, 2015 South Korea hospitals to monitor emergency room visitors in battle on MERS South Korea has ordered hospitals to track all emergency ward visitors, after a large outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was blamed on difficulties locating every person exposed to the disease, the health ministry said on Thursday.
October 28, 2015 South Korea increases efforts to contain foot-and-mouth outbreak South Korea is intensifying efforts to contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease by inoculating all hogs in affected areas, the agriculture ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
October 28, 2015 2 Orlando health workers ill after exposure to MERS patient Two health workers at a hospital in Orlando, Florida, who were exposed to a patient with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) have begun showing flu-like symptoms, and one of the two has been hospitalized.
October 28, 2015 Massachusetts doctor previously treated for Ebola hospitalized again A Massachusetts doctor who was successfully treated for the Ebola virus last month was hospitalized again Saturday with what doctors believe to be a respiratory ailment.Â
October 28, 2015 Puerto Rico declares flu epidemic with 1 dead, 140 hospitalized Puerto Rico's health secretary has declared a flu epidemic in the U.S. territory that has temporarily shut down at least one school.