Blood-sucking ‘kissing bug’ found in Delaware

The insect can cause Chagas disease in humans, which can be fatal. A man undergoes a medical examination to prevent Chagas disease in the Argentine province of Corrientes in this picture taken September 16, 2008. . (photo credit: GERMAN POMAR … Read More

U.S. Measles outbreak triggers quarantine at two Los Angeles universities

California has confirmed 38 cases, state health officials have said. A vial of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and an information sheet is seen at a hospital. (photo credit: REUTERS/BRIAN SNYDER) A nationwide measles outbreak has led health officials to … Read More

Nearly 2 million Mozambicans in need after cyclone -UN

BEIRA, Mozambique (Reuters) – Cyclone Idai’s deadly hit has left some 1.85 million people in need of assistance in Mozambique, the U.N. humanitarian agency said on Tuesday, as relief workers assess the scale of the disaster and determine what help … Read More

Death toll from Cyclone Idai ‘could spiral past a thousand’ in Mozambique amid fears 500,000 survivors are at risk of fatal diseases and starving villagers resort to drinking from dirty puddles

Rescue workers in Mozambique fear an outbreak of cholera, dysentery or malaria could take the death toll from Cyclone Idai even higher after the country’s President said as many as 1,000 people could have died. Tens of thousands of people … Read More

More than 2,000 people in ICE custody quarantined for contagious diseases

WASHINGTON — More than 2,000 people in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody are being quarantined amid an outbreak of mumps and other diseases. The numbers of immigrants in custody with a contagious diseases has spiked in the past year. For … Read More

Rise of drug-resistant superbugs rings alarm bells in Europe

LONDON – The spread of superbugs resistant to antimicrobial drugs shows no sign of slowing in Europe, health officials said on Tuesday, making food poisoning and other infections more difficult to treat. Releasing data on the growth of antimicrobial resistance, … Read More

Dengue fever cases on rise in Indonesia

File photo: A municipal worker fumigates a flooded alley to prevent the spread of dengue fever and other mosquito-borne diseases at a residential colony in Ahmedabad, India, July 29, 2017. Reuters/Amit Dave JAKARTA, Indonesia:  A outbreak of dengue fever claimed … Read More

Superbugs kill 33,000 in Europe each year, says study

Superbugs resistant to antibiotics cause more than 33,000 deaths in the EU each year, according to a new study. Scientists say the picture has become worse since 2007, with Italy and Greece by far the hardest hit. A study by … Read More

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