October 24, 2015 Britain lifts bird flu restrictions on duck farm Britain on Sunday lifted restrictions on the movement of poultry in a six-mile (9.7-km) zone around a duck farm in northern England where the highly contagious H5N8 bird flu strain was found last month.
October 24, 2015 Deadly pig virus jumps to Hawaii, animal feed tested Hawaii has identified its first outbreak of a deadly pig virus that emerged in the continental United States last year, confounding officials who are uncertain how the disease arrived over thousands of miles of ocean.
October 24, 2015 WHO says Sierra Leone prognosis 'very good' against Ebola Sierra Leone does not yet have enough beds in treatment centers to isolate Ebola patients in the west of the country but many new facilities should be opened in the next few weeks, the World Health Organization's assistant director general said on Monday.
October 24, 2015 Europe's tuberculosis hub in Britain seeks to wipe out the disease Health authorities launched an 11.5 million pounds ($17.4 million) plan on Monday to tackle Britain's persistent tuberculosis (TB) problem, seeking to wipe the contagious lung disease out altogether.
October 24, 2015 1 person dies in new NYC Legionnaires' disease cluster New York City health officials say one person has died as part of the new Legionnaires' disease cluster discovered in the Bronx.
October 24, 2015 South Korea boosts health precautions after sixth person dies of MERS South Korea on Monday reported its sixth death from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome as authorities were bolstering measures to stem the spread of the virus that has left dozens of people infected.
October 24, 2015 Health officials prepare to receive American patient stricken with Ebola Health officials on Saturday were preparing to receive an American stricken with the Ebola virus while in Africa, marking the first time a patient with the deadly disease will be treated on U.S. soil.
October 24, 2015 Fans with team in Super Bowl at increased risk of flu death, study finds A new study that links having a local team in the Super Bowl to an increase in influenza deaths may have some fans in New England and Seattle making last-minute adjustments to their game day plans on Sunday.
October 24, 2015 Gates Foundation pledges $50 million to fight Ebola epidemic The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $50 million on Wednesday to support emergency efforts to contain West Africa's Ebola epidemic, which has already killed almost 2,300 people in the worst outbreak of the virus in history.
October 24, 2015 Staying home & watching TV may reduce flu spread Staying at home and watching TV during a flu epidemic may actually reduce the spread of the disease, according to a new study of the 2009 "swine flu" epidemic