October 28, 2015 Senegal tracks route of Guinea student in race to stop Ebola In a dusty street of the Senegalese capital Dakar, a hand emerges from behind the door of a run-down house to grab a bundle of baguettes from an aid worker as police officers watch.
October 28, 2015 US company donates UV-technology to help fight Ebola On the heels of a dire warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that the Ebola virus could infect as many as 1.4 million people in West Africa by the end of the year, an American start-up company is offering what they say will be another weapon in the battle to contain the disease.
October 28, 2015 Death toll from Ebola in Sierra Leone more than doubles The death toll from Ebola in Sierra Leone has doubled to at least 12 in a week, local health authorities said on Monday, deepening the spread of a disease that has killed over 200 people in Guinea and Liberia.
October 28, 2015 Ebola toll may 'vastly underestimate' crisis, says WHO There is evidence the numbers of dead and sickened by Ebola in West Africa may "vastly underestimate the magnitude of the outbreak," the World Health Organization said Thursday. The U.N. health agency said it was prepared for the crisis to continue for months.
October 28, 2015 South Korea reports first two deaths from MERS respiratory illness South Korea on Tuesday reported its first two deaths from an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that has infected 25 people in two weeks, as public alarm grew and officials scrambled to contain the outbreak.
October 28, 2015 Officials urge caution as hand, foot and mouth disease resurfaces in the Midwest Doctors are encouraging children to wash their hands and refrain from sharing beverages as hand, foot and mouth disease has re-emerged in Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana, MyFoxChicago.com reported.
October 28, 2015 Risk of dengue increases due to climate change, city growth Large parts of Europe, West and Central Africa, and South America face the threat of outbreaks of the deadly dengue virus due to climate change and urbanization, according to the first-ever maps of dengue vulnerability published on Tuesday.
October 28, 2015 Maker of tainted medical scopes issues new cleaning guide The maker of medical scopes that have been linked to two recent "superbug" outbreaks at California hospitals has issued new cleaning instructions for the devices amid scrutiny from regulators, lawmakers and medical professionals.
October 28, 2015 New avian flu viruses send US scientists scrambling Three highly pathogenic avian flu viruses that have infected poultry and wild birds in the U.S. Midwest appear unlikely to present a significant risk to humans.
October 28, 2015 Half a million Yemen children face severe malnutrition, UN says More than half a million children in Yemen face life-threatening malnutrition as a risk of famine grows, a senior official of the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.