Category: Diseases & Mutations

New Strain of Swine Flu Emerges

The H1N1 swine flu virus may be starting to mutate, and a slightly new form has begun to predominate

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10 Million TB deaths in next 5 years

Ten million people will die of tuberculosis in the next five years if global funding to fight the disease

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1 Billion have tropical disease

GENEVA -- The World Health Organization estimated Thursday that 1 billion of the world's poorest people suffer from neglected

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France Reports First Dengue Fever Infection On Mainland

France reported a first case of dengue fever infection on its mainland Monday, in the southern city of Nice,

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Man Dies Of Rare Flesh-Eating Bug

A Hong Kong man has died of a flesh-eating bug in the territory's second case of the rare disease

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Cholera Kills 300 in Cameroon

YAOUNDE, Cameroon -- UNICEF says more than 300 people have died in the West African nation of Cameroon from

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Nigeria: Cholera Claims 352 Lives

The cholera epidemic, assuming the status of a devastating hurricane sweeping through the North West, North East and South

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Pakistan warns of disease epidemic

The Pakistani government is warning of a possible epidemic of waterborne diseases as the nation's flood crisis worsens. Pakistani prime

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Nigeria: Cholera – 67 Dead, 1,742 Infected in Bauchi

Bauchi — About 1,742 persons have been infected by cholera in Bauchi State, while others had died from the

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Anthrax kills 83 hippos in national park

Anthrax has killed at least 83 hippopotamuses in a popular Ugandan game park that saw a similar outbreak six

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