The World Health Organization speculated that a mass poisoning event was behind the deaths of 60 people. But African experts ...

“We have measles outbreaks every year,” he added. Mr. Kennedy has also said in the past that immunizations against measles ...

Measles is rarely seen in the United States, but Americans are growing more concerned about the preventable virus as cases ...

THE East African Community (EAC) has expressed its unwavering solidarity with Tanzania and other key stakeholders following the confirmation of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak in Kagera Region.

Officials have ruled out Ebola or Marburg virus, but say those infected are presenting symptoms of a ‘hemorrhagic fever’ ...

Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne ...

The layoffs of thousands of workers strike deeply at the agency's ability to respond to the current flu, norovirus, and ...

Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne ...

"This is absolutely tragic," said one current CDC employee. "If we lose these people we lose important capacity and in a very real sense we lose our CDC future." The news filtered down through the ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resumed publishing its weekly scientific report Thursday after an ...

According to information from the CDC, henipaviruses are single-strand RNA viruses that can infect humans. Of six that were previously identified, "Hendra virus and Nipah virus are highly virulent ...