Flesh-eating Buruli ulcer cases are rising in Victoria and NSW. Here’s how to protect yourself
It starts as a small, painless lump on the skin that is easy to ignore. But under the…
What to Expect of Ebola Emergency Responses Amid Regional Spread
The success of Nigeria and Kenya in containing the recent spread of the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola…
Penn State Develops Multilayer Nanoparticle Rapid Syphilis Test
Researchers led by Pennsylvania State University have developed a pilot rapid diagnostic test that integrates two clinical blood…
Measles Is Forcing Hospitals to Adapt to a New Normal
John Goldman had not seen a case of measles in 30 years. But since April, the infectious disease…
PAC-MAN and AI join forces to fight the world’s deadliest infection
Tuberculosis remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, killing 1.23 million people in 2024, according to the…
Canberra wildlife sanctuary builds quarantine pens amid fears H5 bird flu could ‘decimate’ quoll population
A population of quolls is being protected by a sanctuary in Canberra, but the threat of the H5…
Deadly parasitic tapeworm detected in West Coast wildlife for first time
Ebola outbreak in Africa grows Dr. Marc Siegel discusses growing concerns over an Ebola outbreak in Africa, including…
Confirmed Ebola virus cases near 600 as outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo grows
At least 100 people have died of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the…
Mayday! SA scientists identified hantavirus outbreak in 24 hours
JOHANNESBURG: When South African infectious disease specialist Lucille Blumberg checked her email on the morning of May 1,…
Ebola taught me whose suffering the world sees
Amid another Ebola outbreak, hundreds of Africans are sick, displaced, fearful, or dead. Health care workers across Central…
Diphtheria used to be a major cause of childhood deaths. Now it’s back in Australia
Australia has recorded its first reported death from diphtheria in almost a decade, after the Northern Territory declared…
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship on way to Spain as rare Andes strain confirmed
A luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak and marooned for days off the coast of…