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Tasmanian health authorities have issued a major alert after a teenager tested positive to measles – marking the second case ...

WHO first alerted that broader transmission of clade 1b mpox virus in several non-endemic countries, including the United ...

While not an official name for a virus, the so-called 'superflu' refers to the infection leaving record numbers of people in ...

Measles outbreaks in the US, even in states like South Carolina, pose a global risk due to international travel. Indian ...

A new mpox virus strain found in a person who recently travelled to Asia has been described by scientists as being 'precisely ...

A confirmed case of the measles at the Edmonton International Airport has prompted a public health alert warning travellers ...

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is urging countries in the Americas, including the Caribbean, to adjust their health service preparedness and ...

More than 100 passengers and crew members on a luxury cruise ship were infected with norovirus, the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

A pediatric emergency medicine physician reveals the symptoms you should be watching for—and the four viruses responsible.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States have issued a Level 2 travel alert for Americans planning to visit Cuba, ...