Anthrax confirmed as ‘mystery’ disease behind deaths in Uganda
The outbreak, which has infected as many as 40, has seen patients suffer rashes and swollen limbs before dying
The outbreak, which has infected as many as 40, has seen patients suffer rashes and swollen limbs before dying
No evidence “unusual or novel” pathogens caused child pneumonia rise, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention tells WHO
Alert issued over reported epidemic of 'undiagnosed pneumonia' among Chinese children
Scientists tracking an outbreak in Ethiopia found the ‘strongest evidence yet’ that the Anopheles stephensi is behind rising cases
Most people think superbugs – or AMR – is a concern for the future. But the ‘silent pandemic’ has already become a pressing health threat
Gonorrhoea and syphilis bounce back from relative obscurity in the UK – experts are concerned
As world leaders meet in New York, we must raise the alarm about antibiotic resistance – the health and economies of the world depend on it
Drug-resistant infections will become a bigger killer in the region than HIV/Aids and tuberculosis, according to the WHO
Ebola, Marburg and never-before-seen infections are spilling over into Guinea’s hunter communities. Scientists fear biological catastrophe
Outbreaks are inevitable, but pandemics are optional – it’s how we respond during ‘peacetime’ that will determine which one we get
The medic was one of several healthcare workers who contracted the virus at the same hospital after ‘critical lapses’ in infection control
The infection mutated to better spread between humans after silently circulating since at least 2016, according to new research
FDA green lights single-dose shot developed by European firm, for those at heightened risk from the mosquito-borne disease
Outbreaks are inevitable, but pandemics are optional – it’s how we respond during ‘peacetime’ that will determine which one we get
The medic was one of several healthcare workers who contracted the virus at the same hospital after ‘critical lapses’ in infection control
Within a decade, the country has gone from having among the worst global rates of the disease to near eradication
Seven and a half million new infections were diagnosed in 2022 – the highest ever recorded by the UN agency
The infection mutated to better spread between humans after silently circulating since at least 2016, according to new research
Company’s chief executive and three other senior employees given two-year prison sentences and fined £52,000
Thirty years after it became the epicentre of Australia’s Aids crisis, transmission of the virus has been ‘virtually eliminated’