October 27, 2015 Legionnaires' outbreak: 5 key facts to know Lawmakers are rushing to draft New York's first regulations for a type of heavy-duty rooftop air conditioning equipment amid suspicions that bacteria-laden mist from these units could be the cause of the deadliest known outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in the city's history.
October 27, 2015 Study questions 21-day Ebola quarantine period As the 48 patients exposed to the first U.S. Ebola patient near the end of their 21-day incubation period on Sunday, Oct. 19, a new study is questioning whether that period is sufficient to keep the public safe.
October 27, 2015 Sufficient vaccine coming to block polio outbreak, Ukraine says One day after the World Health Organization confirmed two cases of polio in Ukrainian children, the country's health minister says efforts are underway to import enough vaccine to prevent an outbreak.
October 27, 2015 2nd American in Liberia tests positive for Ebola A second American aid worker has tested positive for the Ebola virus at the same hospital in Liberia where an American doctor became infected while helping to combat an outbreak of the deadly disease, a relief group official said Sunday.
October 27, 2015 Hong Kong culls chickens, suspends imports after H7 bird flu found Hong Kong began culling 15,000 chickens on Wednesday and suspended imports of live poultry from mainland China for 21 days after the H7 bird flu strain was discovered in a batch of live chickens from the southern province of Guangdong. Â
October 27, 2015 Even the vaccinated are getting sick in measles outbreak The number of measles cases in the outbreak traced to Disneyland has now hit 70—and while unvaccinated people have been urged to stay away from the theme park, at least five cases in California involve people who had their shots.
October 27, 2015 Sierra Leone to cordon off 3 areas to stop Ebola Sierra Leone restricted travel Thursday into and within three more "hotspots" of Ebola where 1.5 million people live, meaning that more than a third of the country's population is now under quarantine.
October 27, 2015 Ebola spreading intensely in Sierra Leone, global toll rises, WHO says The death toll from the Ebola epidemic has risen to 6,070 out of 17,145 cases as of Nov. 30, and the virus continues to spread intensely across Sierra Leone, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
October 27, 2015 53 people in 9 states sickened after eating raw tuna A salmonella outbreak likely linked to raw tuna has sickened 53 people in nine states, health officials said Thursday.Â
October 27, 2015 US cuts resources for project involved in Ebola battle in Sierra Leone The U.S. government will not renew funding for a major research project into Lassa fever, a decision that will, in turn, cut resources for a facility in Sierra Leone that is at the forefront of the current battle against the Ebola virus