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October 23, 2015

Dengue vaccine trial shows promise but questions remain

The most advanced vaccine for dengue only offers modest protection but could still help millions of people avoid the devastating effects of the disease known as "breakbone fever," according to a large trial.

October 23, 2015

HIV's ability to cause AIDS is weakening over time, study finds

Rapid evolution of HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus, is slowing its ability to cause AIDS, according to a study of more than 2,000 women in Africa.

October 23, 2015

No Ebola drug for Africans; troops deployed

Africans battling to contain the spread of Ebola will have to wait for months until a potentially life-saving experimental drug used on two Americans infected with the dreaded disease would even be manufactured, officials said.

October 23, 2015

West African churches filled as residents pray for deliverance from 'devil' Ebola

People in Sierra Leone and Liberia filled churches on Sunday to seek deliverance from an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, defying official warnings to avoid public gatherings to contain an epidemic that has killed nearly 1,000 people in West Africa.

October 23, 2015

Patient admitted to DC hospital with Ebola-like symptoms

A patient exhibiting Ebola-like symptoms is being treated at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C., a hospital spokesperson confirmed Friday.

October 23, 2015

Many sick in US Ebola patient's Liberia hometown

Thomas Eric Duncan rushed to help his 19-year-old neighbor when she began convulsing days after first complaining of stomach pain.

October 23, 2015

First Ebola survivors talk of hope and despair in Guinea

Lying in an Ebola treatment center in southeast Guinea, hidden behind thick plastic sheets and surrounded by nurses in yellow protective suits, Rose Komano feared she would not survive the virus that had robbed her of so many loved ones.

October 23, 2015

Ebola mortality: Would outbreaks be as deadly in US as in Africa?

If Ebola were to spread in the United States — which is an extremely improbable scenario — the virus likely wouldn't be as deadly as it has been in Africa, according to doctors and public health experts.

October 23, 2015

Worst US bird flu outbreak in history expands to Michigan

Michigan on Monday said Canadian geese in the state tested positive for a lethal strain of bird flu, bringing the worst outbreak of the disease in U.S. history to a 21st state.

October 23, 2015

Guinea, Sierra Leone see spike in Ebola cases, WHO says

At least 21 people died and 37 new cases of suspected Ebola were recorded in Guinea between May 29 and June 1, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, undermining the government's claims that the disease was coming under control.