What you need to know: The 2019 guidelines from the World Health Organisation require diagnostic tests to be conducted by trained and supervised personnel to ensure accurate results. Last month, the ...

Nigeria's Meteorological Agency (NiMet) issues a serious meningitis alert for northern states. Urgent, proactive measures are ...

Blueberry scorch virus has been confirmed in central Washington, prompting industry officials to urge growers to test plants and tighten aphid management.

There have been 20 cases since the weekend in one small area of Kent - but this isn't the normal pattern, so what could have ...

Health chiefs warn deadly meningitis B strain mutation could be fuelling rapid spread - The Bexsero vaccine used to protect against menB should protect against the strain identified ...

The infection rate of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) remained stable on Wednesday, with a total of 42 cases recorded in the Republic of Cyprus, as further cullings were carried out in Dromolaxia, Geri ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who founded an antivaccine group and once likened the immunization of children to a holocaust, is transforming a government that long ...

Chronic hepatitis D virus (HDV) coinfection in people with chronic hepatitis B is associated with rapid progression to liver cirrhosis and high mortality. In 2020, the estimated global HDV burden ...

When a virus infects a bacterial cell, the viral genome is the first component to be fully injected into the cell, making it an ideal immune target. A bacterial enzyme anchored to the membrane ...

Scientists fed Aedes aegypti mosquitoes blood laced with weakened rabies and Nipah viruses, then let those insects bite bats ...

VAPING could be to blame for Kent’s “explosive” meningitis outbreak experts revealed today, after two more cases were ...