The CDC has issued a Level 3 travel advisory for Rwanda due to an outbreak of the Marburg virus. The agency will also screen travelers from Rwanda.
China has released an update on the seasonal surge of respiratory viruses, including human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections.The World Health Organization (WHO) has stressed that such outbreaks are typical for winter months and should not cause undue alarm.
There is no evidence yet that the outbreak is extraordinary yet and Chinese officials have pushed back against claims of yet another pandemic.
As China experiences a rise in respiratory infections this winter, one little-known virus has gotten a lot of attention – and some people may worry whether the rise in cases could be felt more broadly around the world.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization teamed up to publish a new report detailing and ranking the most viral foodborne illnesses. Here are the deadliest ones.
Second, you should invest in global health security before something like a pandemic forces us to do so. Many experts say it is a near certainty that the world will face another pandemic, and it could be even worse than COVID-19.
Human metapneumovirus cases have been on the rise in the UK following fears of a surge in northern China leading to Covid comparisons - now the World Health Organisation has released a statement
The CDC provided a statement Monday evening regarding the first bird flu death that occurred early in the day in Louisiana.
Uganda has received 2,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine from the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) for a prevention campaign to be launched next month, a senior government official said on Friday.
The U.S. has reported its first death due to bird flu, aka H5N1. How deadly is H5N1? Experts discuss bird flu fatality rate amid ongoing outbreak.
Mutations in one of the first human-isolated strains of H5N1 bird flu in the US were identified by the Texas Biomedical Research Institute.
People often let chronic conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes go for a long time without treatment. Here’s why you should address them before symptoms begin.