‘Invisible Killers’ highlights dangers of Influenza, Ebola, Smallpox: premieres on March 29
Viruses have shaped our health and our history, and, despite all the tools of modern medicine, they continue to kill millions of people every year. Influenza, smallpox, and Ebola are among the three most lethal More...
Hillary Clinton Proposes Rapid Response Fund to Fight Pandemics, improve Public Health Infrastructure
Hillary Clinton released the following statement on her plans to bolster America’s public health infrastructure to deal with the new challenges facing our communities and our families, including a new Public Health More...
The Top 10 Infectious Disease and Outbreak News stories of 2013
2013 was a year full of impactful infectious disease stories with outbreaks of diseases not before seen in humans, diseases seen in new parts of the planet and miracle stories of survivors. Drugs not approved in More...
CDC advises travelers and Americans living in China on how to protect themselves from H7N9 avian influenza
With the total number of cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus up to 139, with 45 deaths in China, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a travel notice Friday More...
China reports additional H7N9 avian influenza case, brings total to 133
The National Health and Family Planning Commission, China notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of an additional retrospectively detected laboratory-confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza More...
China confirms one more human H7N9 bird flu case in Jiangxi , brings total to 131
The National Health and Family Planning Commission of China notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of an additional laboratory-confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus, bringing More...
China reports two more cases of human H7N9 bird flu, Taiwan says they will pay for medical costs associated with H7N9 flu
In an update on the outbreak of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus in China, Chinese authorities have notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of two additional cases and two new fatalities, More...
China reports four new avian influenza H7N9 cases, total cases at seven
In a follow up to a story yesterday, Chinese health officials are reporting four additional human cases of H7N9 bird flu, according to a Xinhua report April 2. H5N1 Avian InfluenzaImage/CDC The four new patients, More...
