During 2024, the number of pandemic-prone and epidemic-prone disease outbreaks worldwide was estimated at 301. The data highlight a shift in disease outbreak patterns, with a decline in the number of ...

Fiji is in the grips of the fastest growing HIV outbreak in the world, with half of those infected contracting the virus from sharing needles ...

Mozambique is no longer facing an outbreak of cholera, but an epidemic, the National Director of Public Health, Quinhas Fernandes, warned at a Maputo press conference on Thursday."The country has an ...

Hot spots within the ED included the acute-care area (9 of 13 samples positive), the public waiting room (6 of 12), and a walkway area (1 of 1). In the ICU, positive samples were detected in a staff ...

Listed are 12 things to know about the outbreaks and epidemics that have been making headlines both nationally and internationally lately. 1. If high levels of hospitalization and vigilance are ...

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An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in India's West Bengal state has sparked concern in parts of Asia, with some tightening ...