China’s Inner Mongolia reports fresh bubonic plague case
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Inner Mongolia reported a fresh, confirmed case of bubonic plague on Sunday, despite an earlier declaration by the country’s health officials that the risk of an…
Congo’s Ebola outbreak, now concentrated in a gold mining area, remains a global emergency: WHO
The World Health Organization says the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to pose an international emergency as the deadly virus emerges in a…
WHO hails ‘triumph’ as Merck’s Ebola vaccine gets European green light
LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s first Ebola vaccine was recommended for approval by European drugs regulators on Friday in a move hailed by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a…
Ebola concentrated in Congo mining area, still an emergency: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – Ebola is infecting and killing people in a gold mining area of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and the “complex and dangerous” outbreak still constitutes an international…
Scientists find how deadly malaria parasite jumped from gorillas to humans
LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists who resurrected a 50,000-year-old gene sequence have analyzed it to figure out how the world’s deadliest malaria parasite jumped from gorillas to humans – giving insight…
‘Alarming upsurge’ in measles has devastating impact, WHO warns
LONDON (Reuters) – Measles is staging a devastating comeback in epidemics across the world as the virus exploits dangerous gaps in vaccination coverage, World Health Organization (WHO) experts said on…
FIFA and WHO team up to promote healthy stadiums, fans
Soccer Football – World Health Organization & FIFA Press Conference – WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland – October 4, 2019. General view of a ball. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy GENEVA (Reuters) – Soccer’s…
U.S. retains measles-elimination status despite worst outbreak in quarter century
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States has kept its World Health Organization designation as a country that has eliminated measles even though it had 1,249 reported cases this year…
Watchdog, experts debunk Trump claim whistleblower rules changed before complaint
Ever since the whistleblower complaint focused on President Donald Trump’s Ukraine call was released to the public, he and his allies have repeatedly questioned how the intelligence community handled the…
U.S. travel warning adds to pressure on Tanzania over suspected Ebola cases
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – The United States has warned its citizens to take extra care when visiting Tanzania amid concerns over Ebola, adding to calls for the East African…