October 23, 2015 About 250 tested for TB because of infected Alabama student State health officials plan to test about 250 people for tuberculosis because of a former University of Alabama student who is being treated for the infectious disease.
October 23, 2015 US military says may have mishandled organism that causes plague The U.S. military, stung this year for mistakenly shipping live anthrax samples, said on Thursday its labs were being investigated for possibly mishandling other organisms, including one that causes plague.
October 23, 2015 Wisconsin records 1st outbreak of dangerous bird flu strain Wisconsin has confirmed its first case of a dangerous bird flu strain that has struck several other Midwest states.
October 23, 2015 Why no MERS vaccine? Lack of foresight frustrates scientists Three years after the mysterious MERS virus first emerged in humans, scientists and drugmakers say there is no excuse for not having a vaccine that could have protected those now falling sick and dying in South Korea.
October 23, 2015 Florida officials warn of rare flesh-eating bacteria at beaches In 2015 so far, seven people have been infected and two killed by a rare, potentially deadly bacteria that thrives in the warm saltwater of Florida beaches, state health officials said on Monday.
October 23, 2015 Indian health authorities say 700 have died in flu outbreak - Health authorities were working to ensure remote hospitals in northern and western India had adequate medical supplies for a flu outbreak that has claimed more than 700 lives in 10 weeks.
October 23, 2015 Mystery kidney disease killing Sri Lankan farmers Karunawathie isn't hungry for breakfast. She rarely is these days, but she forces herself to choke down a few bites of rice, dried fish and a simple coconut mix.
October 23, 2015 Mexico detects first case of mosquito-borne chikungunya virus Mexico has detected its first domestic case of the painful mosquito-borne viral disease chikungunya in the southwest of the country, the state government of Chiapas said on Saturday.
October 23, 2015 Legionnaires' outbreaks not unusual in summer and early fall Legionnaires' disease has been reported in a handful of states this summer, leading to 19 deaths and more than 100 illnesses.
October 23, 2015 Health officials say five Disneyland employees infected in measles outbreak A recent measles outbreak traced to Disney theme parks in California includes five park employees who were infected, officials said Tuesday.