epidemic
WHO study predicts virus could infect more than 200 million people in Africa
The predictions made by a WHO modelling study comes amid stark warnings that COVID-19 threatens of a health emergency in developing nations
Containing a modern epidemic is possible
Big pharma has often been accused of making a killing out of such outbreaks, feeding on the panic.
Over 2,000 people dead in DR Congo Ebola outbreak: WHO
The organisation added that most of the cases were reported in North Kivu province.
Measles-stricken girl visits Disneyland amid worst outbreak in US in 25 years
The Orange County Health Care Agency said that the girl was in Southern California from August 11 to August 15.
Scientists to test tailor-made vaccine tech to fight epidemics
Vaccine platform is system that uses same basic components as backbone and can be adapted to immunise against different diseases.
A whole new world: New drone shots show isolated Amazonian tribe in Brazil
The agency has been studying the community in the images for years, but this was the first time it was able to catch it on camera.
Typhoid superbug in Pakistan increases fears of global antibiotic failure
The typhoid superbug, resistant to five types of antibiotics, has infected at least 850 people since 2016, the report states.
China reports highly pathogenic bird flu outbreaks
Reports by OIE claim that strains of H5N6 and H7N9 have broken out in separate areas of the county.
World AIDS Day: Where does India stand on HIV-AIDS?
The HIV epidemic in India is concentrated, with high prevalence among high-risk groups.
Italian man gets 24-yr jail term for infecting 32 women with HIV
Valentino Talluto, a 33-year-old accountant, seduced dozens of women via social networks for a decade before his arrest.