4 week agoKenya's Health Minister Sicily Kariuki says preliminary analysis on the patient has confirmed that she has NO EBOLA SYMPTOMS. Meanwhile, her husband and two of their friends have been put in isolation in Kericho over possible fears.
4 week agoExclusive Encephalitis death toll has mounted to 101 in Bihar. Union Health Minister @drharshvardhan shocks India, says 'HE CAN'T COMMENT DAILY' while asked by TIMES on camera.
Somalia's ministry of health calls for calm as public concerns heighten after Ebola virus spread to East Africa, first in Uganda: "There's nothing to be afraid of Ebola outbreak in the country".
Reuters citing experts: WHO likely to declare Ebola an international emergency
Third positive West Nile virus sample reported in Will County
Second patient dies of Ebola in Uganda
1 month agoOfficial statement from @MinofHealthUG on the death of index Ebola case and two new cases
1 month agoThe young patient - 5- year-old index case of Ebola died last night. Two more samples were sent to UVRI and have tested positive. We, therefore, have three confirmed cases of Ebola in Uganda
Uganda Ebola outbreak: case is of a 5-year old boy. He's been isolated in Bwera hospital in the western town of Kasese.
Uganda's ministry of health confirms a case of Ebola virus outbreak in the country. This is the first case since the outbreak in neighboring DRC.
In the DRC, the measles epidemic has caused 1500 deaths since January
1 month agoGovernment of DR Congo have declared a measles epidemic. Say number of suspected cases has hit 87,000. Cases of measles have been found in 23 out of 26 provinces.
1 month agoEbola - Situation on Monday, June 10, 2019 - A total of 2,062 cases (1,968 confirmed and 94 probable), 1,390 deaths and 569 people cured - 6 new confirmed cases - 6 new confirmed cases - 5 new cures - 280 suspected cases
Number of measles cases in the U.S. reaches 971, the highest number since 1992 - AP
1 month agoMeasles alert in Tel Aviv
Significant measles outbreak reported at a number of London schools
1 month agoKenya: At least 30 cases of diarrhoea reported in the last one week in Mombasa following recent rains, says County Director of Health Shem Patta.
There's a flu vaccine shortage across Queensland, more than 11,000 cases of influenza have so far been recorded, 25 deaths, 80 intensive care admissions
U.S. records 60 new cases of measles in week ended May 24, 2019, bringing year-to-date cases to 940 - CDC
The Tulsa Police Department says citizens need to be extra cautious because water moccasins have been found in flood waters.
California and other state officials fighting measles outbreaks threaten to use rare air travel ban
1 month agoIS Central Africa claims a new attack against the army in the region of Beni
Total number of US reported measles cases for 2019 rises to 880 — an increase of 41 from the previous week, according to @CDCgov.
Queensland Health warns people to get vaccinated now, with flu deaths up by more than 50% on 2018 figures
Toronto health authorities warn of potential measles exposure in public areas; both cases involve infected adults at Pearson airport who then took trans-Atlantic flights on separate days.
There were 75 new reported cases of measles in the US last week, according to @CDCgov.
2 month agoEbola - Situation on Saturday May 11, 2019 - A total of 1,662 cases (1,574 confirmed and 88 probable), 1,112 deaths and 446 people cured - 13 new confirmed cases - 7 new confirmed cases - 2 new cures - 325 suspected cases
Kentucky teen who sued after being banned from school for refusing the chickenpox vaccination, has been diagnosed with chickenpox - NBC
Multiple LAPD officers contract MRSA, highly contagious infection
2 month agoUS recorded 60 confirmed new cases of measles last week, according to @CDCgov.
