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Two volunteers have been transferred to the UK after potential contact with the Ebola virus in separate incidents. Public Health England said the patients’ risk of having the virus was low and the measure was a precaution. Authorities…
Photo by S.Harpal Singh An unidentified virus has created havoc with the chilli crop in Adilabad district resulting in a two-thirds decrease in the yield. The virus is attacking the leaf affecting its growth which in turn causes shedding of…
A woman who is suspected of having Ebola is being treated at Northampton General Hospital. Courtesy of Sky News
Taiwan’s agriculture authorities confirmed on Sunday that outbreaks of avian influenza at goose farms in southern Taiwan have been caused by two highly pathogenic viruses — H5N8 and a new type of H5N2 — seen for the first time in…
A “nasty” flu virus is now widespread in the United States, killing at least 26 children, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday. The CDC said in a weekly update that high levels of flu…
Doctors in Berlin are keeping watch over a South Korean medic who was exposed to the Ebola virus while treating a patient in Sierra Leone. The medic had suffered an injury with a hypodermic needle. The South Korean arrived on…
An American health care worker who experienced high-risk exposure to the Ebola virus while working in Sierra Leone has arrived at a Nebraska hospital for observation. The patient landed in Omaha Sunday afternoon. Paramedics wearing full-body protective gear drove…
A new patient displaying symptoms of the deadly Ebola virus is being rushed to hospital as doctors say the Scottish nurse already suffering from the disease has worsened and is now in a critical condition. Hospital officials said the…
Bird flu has been discovered in domestic birds in Benton County. The flu was found in a flock of about 150 birds, including domestic waterfowl with access to the outdoors. The virus has not been found in commercial…
Getting a flu shot every year has always been recommended as the best defense against getting sick, but a mutated strain of influenza has caused this year’s vaccine to be less effective. The virus is an epidemic in some states…
