The Philippines is dealing with an outbreak of leptospirosis following a December tropical storm and flooding, the worst to hit the area in three years.
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As much of the world was celebrating the beginning of the year 2012, Shenzhen, a major city to the north of Hong Kong, was reacting
The National Animal Health Services of Costa Rica (SENASA) recently reported four cases of bovine paralytic rabies in Alajuela, a province in northern Costa Rica.
While people suffering from sinus infections are reaching for their neti pots, hoping for unobstructed nasal passageways, the Louisiana Department of Health reminds residents to
A recent survey conducted by EcoHealth Alliance has shown that fewer than 1 in 5 people realize that the next pandemic will most likely come
The second case of the influenza H1N2 virus ever recorded in humans was identified early this week in Minnesota. The infant fell ill in October
A team of researchers, led by Nita Bharti of Princeton University, recently applied a new method of tracking migration patterns in the developing world to
On Thursday, Dec. 8, nine people reported illness Buryatia Republic a south-central region of Siberia in Russia. Epidemiological investigation concluded that wild boar meat eaten
November 2011, the Korean Center for Disease Control determined that a 54-year-old woman, who died earlier this year, died of iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). After
November 2011, the Korean Center for Disease Control determined that a 54-year-old woman, who died earlier this year, died of iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). After