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October 28, 2015

Bird flu may take bite out of Thanksgiving's turkey supply

The largest-ever U.S. outbreak of avian influenza, which has devastated Midwestern poultry and egg producers in recent weeks, could be felt at Thanksgiving tables across the nation come November, farmers and some trade groups say.

October 28, 2015

Texas nurse infected with Ebola identified

A nurse who contracted Ebola while treating Thomas Eric Duncan at a Dallas hospital has been identified as 26-year-old Nina Pham, reported WFAA.

October 28, 2015

Sierra Leone records 130 new Ebola cases during three-day lockdown

Sierra Leone recorded 130 new cases of the Ebola virus during a three-day lockdown and it is waiting for test results on a further 39 suspected cases, Stephen Gaojia, head of the Ebola emergency operations center, said on Monday.

October 28, 2015

South Korea says everything must be done to halt MERS

South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Wednesday everything must be done to stop Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) as fear of the disease shut hundreds of schools and led to corporate giant Samsung calling off a staff conference.

October 28, 2015

Louisiana germ release likely due to lax use of lab garments

The accidental release of dangerous bacteria at a Louisiana research center probably occurred because workers were lax about how they wore protective garments in the lab where the germ was kept, federal officials said Friday.

October 28, 2015

New California law makes it harder to skip vaccinations

A California law that took effect last year is making it harder for parents to opt out of vaccinating their children — an issue that has taken new prominence as the state deals with an outbreak of measles.

October 28, 2015

Ebola-region athletes banned from some events in Youth Games

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Friday it was prohibiting young athletes from the Ebola-affected region of West Africa from participating in certain events at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China.

October 28, 2015

Health officials reveal plans for handling of Ebola patient’s remains

More than a week after he was admitted to a Dallas hospital, Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian national who became the first patient diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S., he also became the first patient in the country to die from the devastating disease – which has left many Americans wondering, what now?

October 28, 2015

Ebola mortality rate expected to rise as outbreak runs its deadly course

The death rate so far in the world's worst outbreak of Ebola is not as extreme as recorded in the past, but experts expect it to prove no less virulent in the end, once more victims succumb and the grim data is tallied up

October 28, 2015

Australia pledges $6.4M to fight Ebola

Australia announced on Wednesday it will immediately provide an additional 7 million Australian dollars ($6.4 million) to help the international response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.