Anaheim Resident Tests Positive for West Nile Virus, First OC Case This Year
An Anaheim resident has tested positive for West Nile virus, the first case of infection by the mosquito-borne…
Hiltzik: When will the GOP clown show over COVID end?
There’s a comic trope beloved by playwrights, novelists and screenwriters about the fighters all suited up for battle,…
Is COVID returning? Summer uptick may have begun in California
COVID-19 is on the upswing in California and across a swath of the West and the South, a…
U.S. citizen tests positive for Ebola in Congo
KINSHASA, Congo — A U.S. citizen working for a humanitarian organization in Congo has tested positive for the Ebola virus,…
Passenger on virus-stricken California cruise ship reveals stunning details of chaotic high-seas journey
A passenger on an ill-fated cruise ship that docked in San Francisco after an outbreak of the highly…
First Human Case of West Nile Virus this Summer Reported in Long Beach
Long Beach has confirmed California’s first human case of West Nile virus this summer, officials said this weekend.…
Measles carrier visited San Francisco airport, Bay Area county warns
A person who had an infectious case of measles is believed to have traveled through San Francisco International…
Young men storm a Congo hospital treating Ebola patients
KINSHASA, Congo — Angry young men stormed a hospital treating Ebola patients at the heart of the latest outbreak of…
Another Ebola treatment center is set ablaze in Congo
BUNIA, Congo — Angry residents of a town at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in the eastern part of…
L.A. County health officials confirm fifth measles case this year
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating a confirmed measles case in a resident who…
Hantavirus fears heighten with 4 Californians exposed to the disease
In the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials struggled to impress upon the public the grave…
Sacramento County resident may have been exposed to hantavirus on a plane, health official says
A resident from Sacramento County may have been exposed to Andes hantavirus on a plane in South Africa…