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October 24, 2015

American Ebola patient first to be treated in Nebraska center built for SARS outbreak

The third American infected with the Ebola virus arrived at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha early Friday. Rick Sacra, a doctor from Massachusetts who was infected while working at a hospital in Liberia, was said to be communicating with hospital staff upon arrival.

October 24, 2015

Third Dutch chicken farm hit by bird flu

A Dutch bird flu outbreak has spread to a third farm, the government said on Friday, prompting inspections at dozens of other farms in the Netherlands, a leading exporter of eggs and poultry.

October 24, 2015

Outbreak of Ebola-like Marburg fever kills man in Uganda

A man has died in Uganda's capital after an outbreak of Marburg, a highly infectious hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola, authorities said on Sunday, adding that a total of 80 people who came into contact with him were quarantined.

October 24, 2015

Toddler dies of measles in Berlin, first death in outbreak

An 18-month-old boy has died of measles amid an outbreak in Berlin, a hospital in the German capital said Tuesday.

October 24, 2015

Doctor gives blood for Ebola-infected Dallas nurse

A Dallas nurse who caught Ebola while treating a Liberian patient who died of the disease has received a plasma transfusion donated by a doctor who beat the virus.

October 24, 2015

Legionnaires’ cases likely to rise in the Bronx

A fourth person died during the weekend in a growing Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the South Bronx, and city officials said the number of cases is likely to rise because of the bacterial infection’s incubation period.

October 24, 2015

Dr. Rick Sacra, 51, infected with Ebola on mission in Liberia

The third American sickened with Ebola is a Boston-area doctor who decided to return to Liberia after the two others fell ill with the deadly virus, the president of his missionary group said Wednesday.

October 24, 2015

Second ice cream company recalls products after positive listeria test

A second ice cream company has recalled all of its products after health officials found listeria in a sample of its frozen treats.

October 24, 2015

Public health officials perplexed by vaccination skeptics

Certain that they are right, struggling to find ways to get their message across, public health officials are exasperated by their inability to persuade more U.S. parents to vaccinate their children.

October 24, 2015

Experts say mumps outbreak plaguing NHL likely reached its peak

The mumps outbreak responsible for benching at least 13 players in the National Hockey League has likely reached its peak, health experts say.