Nine-year-old died in central Uganda with symptoms of an eye-bleeding disease which could kill up to 40 per cent of those infected by it. The outbreak comes months after hundreds of people were killed by the plague in Madagascar in … Read More
The flu is now officially an epidemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More than half of all US states reported high flu activity within the first week of the year. A total of 7.0 percent … Read More
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 has struck off the coast of Peru, killing 1 man and injuring 20 more people. It triggered temporary tsunami warnings along the Peruvian coast. Casualty figures were provided by the governor of Peru’s … Read More
Listeriosis is one of the serious food-borne illnesses you can contract from bacteria. Johannesburg – The World Health Organisation has said South Africa’s Listeria outbreak, with nearly 750 confirmed cases, is believed to be the largest-ever outbreak of the bacterial … Read More
(CNN) — The founder of a Catholic school is among the 17 people killed in deadly mudslides and flooding in Southern California. Hundreds of rescuers and dogs continued searching for people Wednesday, slogging through mud and debris. Roy Rohter, 84, … Read More
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria combined with devastating Western wildfires and other natural catastrophes to make 2017 the most expensive year on record for disasters in the United States, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Monday. The disasters caused $306 billion in … Read More
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian media is reporting that a magnitude 5.1 earthquake has jolted the country’s western province of Kermanshah. Semi-official ISNA news agency says the temblor rocked the Kurdish town of Sarpol-e Zahab, about 520 kilometers, or 320 … Read More
Insurers will have to pay claims of around $135 billion for 2017, a new report shows Insurers will have to pay claims of around $135 billion for 2017, the most ever, following a spate of hurricanes, earthquakes and fires in … Read More
IN the year 2017, like never before, Nigeria was faced with several outbreaks: cerebrospinal meningitis, Lassa fever, yellow fever, cholera and most recently Monkeypox. There was definitely no quiet period for the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) – the … Read More
In the past 10 days, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Yemen, Jamie McGoldrick, said in a statement that all sides in the country’s conflict are indiscriminately killing civilians. He said airstrikes by the Saudi-led Arab coalition alone killed 68 … Read More