Here’s a look at Ebola, a virus with a high fatality rate that was first identified in Africa in 1976. Facts Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a disease caused by one of five different Ebola viruses. Four of ...

Infectious disease emergencies can threaten breastfeeding and the lives of mothers and babies. Depending on the disease, ...

The WHO has allocated an extra $2 million to support Uganda’s Ebola outbreak response, taking total aid to $3 million over ...

Two patients in New York City were initially feared to have Ebola, but tests confirmed they are suffering from norovirus. The ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert about an outbreak in Uganda of deadly Sudan virus ...

Three more infections were confirmed in Gaines County, which has been the epicenter and now has 45 cases. Six more measles cases were reported in neighboring Terry County. And Lubbock County has its ...

“Currently, no suspected, probable, or confirmed Ebola cases related to this outbreak ... vomiting, diarrhea, rash, and unexplained bleeding or bruising. In January, the Trump administration ...

For centuries, locals have told stories of mokele-mbembe, a legendary creature said to lurk in the Congo Basin. But as ...

Symptoms of Ebola infection include fever, fatigue, muscle pain, headache, and sore throat, followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, rash, and internal and external bleeding. It is transmitted through contact ...

Highly pathogenic H5N5 avian flu has been detected in a backyard poultry flock in Newfoundland and Labrador, according to ...