October 24, 2015 All workers test negative for MERS virus at Indiana hospital All workers at the Indiana hospital where the first U.S. case of the often deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome was confirmed last week have tested negative for the virus, officials at Community Hospital in Munster, Indiana, said on Monday.
October 24, 2015 WHO asks for more health workers to fight Ebola as death toll grows The number of new Ebola cases in West Africa is growing faster than authorities can manage them, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, renewing a call for health workers from around the world to go to the region to help.
October 24, 2015 Dallas nurse’s dog tests negative for Ebola The puppy belonging to a Dallas-area nurse who contracted Ebola earlier this month while treating an infected patient has tested negative for the virus, Dallas health officials said in a press release Wednesday.
October 24, 2015 2nd whooping cough case in Philadelphia suburb A suburban Philadelphia high school is dealing with its second whooping cough case of the academic year.
October 24, 2015 Care needed to reduce pet-to-human infection risk Pets can be a source of infection, and newborns, the elderly, children with leukemia and adults with cancer are especially vulnerable, according to a new review of data from previous research.
October 24, 2015 Report: Only 6 percent of US hospitals feel prepared for Ebola patients Only 6 percent of U.S. hospitals say they’re well-prepared to receive a patient with Ebola, according to a survey of infection prevention experts.
October 24, 2015 WHO calls for more measles vaccination in Europe as large outbreaks persist The World Health Organization in Europe called on Wednesday for measles vaccination campaigns to be stepped up across the region after recording 22,000 cases of the highly infectious disease since the start of 2014.
October 24, 2015 Younger generations more likely to think vaccines are unsafe Public health officials say the United States is experiencing a resurgence of measles because some parents are opting out of the recommended vaccines for their kids.
October 24, 2015 Mississippi elementary school student has bacterial meningitis The Mississippi Department of Health says an elementary school student has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis.
October 24, 2015 Poor response to Ebola causing needless deaths, World Bank head says The world's "disastrously inadequate response" to West Africa's Ebola outbreak means many people are dying needlessly, the head of the World Bank said on Monday, as Nigeria confirmed another case of the virus.