Checklists, masks and mystery: What we know about the plague scare in Russia
Russian authorities have sought to allay global worries over the death of a young woman who worked at a Siberian…
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admin Russia says no epidemic risk as WHO pushes for transparency on plague lab death
Russia’s health watchdog said Wednesday there is no risk of an epidemic following the death of a laboratory worker at…
Researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection
Russian authorities are responding to an incident in which a dangerous infection was released as a result of a laboratory…
The Trump administration said it would prioritize ending mother-to-child HIV transmission. Health workers say it cut services
Dr. Theopista Masenge was at the hospital in Mbeya, Tanzania, rolling out new treatments for children with high HIV viral…
Some Mount Vesuvius victims suffered slowly and one victim’s brain turned to glass, new research says
The remains of those who became trapped by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius tell a story of tragic suffering, according…
US citizen working in DR Congo tests positive for Ebola
A US citizen working for a humanitarian group in the Democratic Republic of Congo has tested positive for the Bundibugyo…
France reports first Ebola case in patient who returned from humanitarian visit to DRC
A patient in France has tested positive for Ebola after returning from a humanitarian mission in an area where the…
US Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya suspended as opposition to containment center grows
A Kenyan high court has temporarily frozen plans by the United States to establish an Ebola quarantine and treatment facility…
Proposed US Ebola facility in Kenya sparks backlash at home and abroad
The plan to launch this week a health facility in Kenya for Americans who may have been exposed to the…
US funding cuts have hampered response to the deadly Ebola crisis, aid workers say
As a deadly Ebola outbreak tears through northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo, many first responders are turning a critical…