The World Health Organization is reporting that 31 of 38 confirmed Ebola cases in southern Congo have resulted in deaths ...

Case fatality for Ebola has varied enormously between outbreaks and virus species. Here's everything you need to know about ...

Catholic Church leaders have spotlighted a cholera outbreak in South Sudan and Sudan, as some faith-based humanitarian agencies moved to respond to the crisis. As of Aug. 19, South Sudan had reported ...

International charities warned that, left unchecked, the disease’s spread might exacerbate similar outbreaks across the African region for weeks or months to come. By Eve Sampson Reporting from ...

Cholera has claimed at least 40 lives in Sudan's Darfur region over the last week as the country weathers its worst outbreak of in years, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Thursday. At a cholera ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR Protection Officer for Darfur Jocelyn Elizabeth Knight, and UNHCR Principal Situation Coordinator for Eastern Chad Dossou Patrice Ahouansou – to whom quoted ...

The CDC issued a travel notice in hopes of preventing the spread of the mosquito-borne illness Getty There is currently an outbreak of the chikungunya virus in China, which has led to more than 7,000 ...

Health authorities in China are closely tracking an outbreak of the Chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne illness that has sparked concern due to its rapid transmission and flu-like symptoms. While the ...

Despite the known skepticism of its leader Robert F Kennedy Jr, the Department of Health and Human Services quietly announced last month two new vaccines aimed at addressing “material threats to ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services is weighing whether to fund new Marburg and Sudan Ebola virus vaccines even as Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. overhauls the US immunization landscape, ...