Germany has classified Denmark, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal and most of Sweden as coronavirus risk areas, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said on Friday, warning against ...

A year ago, Rwanda faced its first outbreak of Marburg virus. Dr. Tsion Firew remembers how scared she was — and how that ...

Dr. Tsion Firew, an emergency physician in Kigali, recalls the terrifying early days of Rwanda's Marburg outbreak and how she helped launch a response that changed its course.

Two more West Nile Virus cases have been confirmed in Massachusetts, bringing the total number of human cases for the year up to eight. The Massachsetts Department of Health confirmed a woman in her ...

Sometimes even bats need a sick day. Bats are renowned for the ability to be infected with viruses that can be deadly to people without showing signs of the diseases themselves. Ebola virus, Nipah ...

Sabin Nsanzimana, M.D., Ph.D., the country’s top health official, credits supportive care and access to investigational treatments, including remdesivir, with keeping the case fatality rate low in an ...

In 2022, the medical establishment and public health world nixed the name "monkeypox" for two key reasons. Animal-to-human transmission comes from rodents. And the name "monkeypox" was seen as racist ...

High counts of West Nile virus cases are being reported in the U.S. this year, according to federal health data — and health officials are warning the season for this mosquito-borne disease isn't over ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

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Ganta, Nimba County – Health authorities in Liberia have quarantined more than 20 people in Ganta, Nimba County following the death of a Turkish national initially suspected of having Ebola. The ...