In the remote village of Panzi, nestled deep within Kwango province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a deadly ...

The death toll from the cholera outbreak in parts of Ghana has shot up to 37, with the number of confirmed cases also increasing from 346 to 359, as of December 26, 2024 The two new deaths were ...

But the mass vaccination exercise faces numerous challenges, including a lack of access to the areas dealing with the worst cholera outbreaks. Medics in South Sudan will attempt to vaccinate at ...

"There is news doing the rounds about a Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) outbreak in China which is serious. HMPV is a normal respiratory virus which causes symptoms like cold. Some people can get flu ...

This incident follows a series of norovirus outbreaks on other cruise lines in recent weeks. The CDC recommends frequent handwashing and disinfecting surfaces to prevent the spread of norovirus.

Four weeks after a puzzling outbreak was reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization has identified the cause.

Five years after the Covid-19 pandemic China is witnessing an outbreak of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV). According to reports and social media posts, hospitals are overcrowded with infected ...

They can lead to larger outbreaks due to less widespread immunity. The CDC notes that immunity to norovirus after infection is short-term, lasting from a few months to about a year, on average.

Yes, it really has been five years. On 7 January 2020, we published an article with the headline “Doctors scramble to identify mysterious illness emerging in China”. By then, at least 59 ...

HMPV is a respiratory virus that causes upper and lower respiratory infections. China is witnessing a surge in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases, sparking concerns of another health crisis after ...

China is experiencing a surge in infections of a respiratory virus, leading to overcrowded hospitals, emergency measures, and public concerns about an outbreak. The virus, identified as human ...