October 23, 2015 Egyptian woman dies of bird flu, second death in two days An Egyptian woman died on Tuesday of H5N1 bird flu after coming into contact with infected birds, the second death from the disease in two days and the third in the country this year, state newspaper Al-Ahram reported.
October 23, 2015 Infected Liberia doctors to receive experimental Ebola drug treatment Liberia announced Monday that it would soon receive doses of an experimental Ebola drug and give it to two sick doctors, making them the first Africans to receive some of the scarce treatment in a spiraling outbreak.
October 23, 2015 What's causing Florida's leprosy cases? Leprosy is often thought to be an ancient disease, but leprosy-causing bacteria continue to infect people in the southern United States, including in Florida, where nine people have been diagnosed with the disease so far this year.
October 23, 2015 WHO revises up number of health workers killed by Ebola in Sierra Leone Thirty more health care workers have died of Ebola in Sierra Leone than previously thought, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, suggesting the risk to medical staff may have been understated.
October 23, 2015 Ebola death toll rises to 1,145 in West Africa, WHO says The death toll from the worst ever outbreak of Ebola has risen to 1,145, the World Health Organization said on Friday, as 76 new deaths were reported
October 23, 2015 Ebola toll tops 1,550 as outbreak accelerates, WHO says The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed more than 1,552 people out of 3,069 known cases in four countries and "continues to accelerate", the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday
October 23, 2015 Ebola patient arrived at ER with 103-degree fever Thomas Eric Duncan's temperature spiked to 103 degrees during the hours of his initial visit to an emergency room - a fever so serious that it was flagged with an exclamation point in the hospital's record-keeping system.
October 23, 2015 Sierra Leone locks down new Ebola hotspot in the east Authorities in Sierra Leone have imposed a two-week lockdown in the eastern district of Kono after health workers uncovered a surge of Ebola infections in the area where the epidemic was thought to be largely under control.
October 23, 2015 3rd American Ebola patient released from hospital The third American aid worker who contracted Ebola in Africa was released Thursday from a Nebraska hospital.
October 23, 2015 CDC issues highest level alert amid Ebola outbreak The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has raised their emergency response to the Ebola outbreak to level 1.