October 24, 2015 Nigeria reports one more Ebola case, 11 in total Nigeria has confirmed 11 cases of Ebola, an increase of one from the last count, the health minister said on Thursday.
October 24, 2015 NYC rats carrying fleas linked to bubonic plague, study finds The “Black Death” is lurking deep down in the subway canals of New York City.
October 24, 2015 Authorities in Sierra Leone declare Ebola lockdown a success Authorities in Sierra Leone ended a three-day lockdown aimed at halting the spread of the Ebola virus Sunday, declaring the initiative a success.
October 24, 2015 South Korean man who was China's only MERS case recovers A South Korean man who became China's only case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has fully recovered and is being released from a Chinese hospital on Friday, the South Korean health ministry said.
October 24, 2015 Doctors: Ebola drug poses 'impossible dilemma' Doctors treating a Sierra Leone physician with Ebola defended their decision not to give him an experimental drug, saying Wednesday they feared it was too risky
October 24, 2015 More measles outbreaks 'will undoubtedly occur,' experts warn More measles outbreaks are sure to occur in the United States because of people refusing vaccinations, researchers say.
October 24, 2015 Chinese officials seal off 'plague' city, puzzling US experts A city in China has reportedly been sealed off after one resident died from bubonic plague, but this way of trying to contain the disease is puzzling to infectious disease experts, who say the response seems extreme given the information released about the case
October 24, 2015 South Korea to replace health minister after MERS outbreak South Korea's president has decided to replace her health minister, officials said Tuesday, in the wake of criticism over the government's handling of the MERS virus outbreak that killed 36 people and infected nearly 200 others.
October 24, 2015 Avian flu causes emergency poultry quarantine in Washington The Washington Agriculture Department declared an emergency quarantine for domestic poultry and eggs in the southeast part of the state to contain the highly contagious avian flu.
October 24, 2015 FDA updates safety alert for 'superbug' scopes U.S. health regulators issued an updated safety alert on Wednesday for endoscopes linked to drug-resistant "superbug" bacteria in California hospitals.