The number of malaria cases reported in Abu Dhabi, UAE, grew to more than 2,000 in 2011, more than double the number reported in 2010. Health officials reported that the Emirates would maintain its malaria-free status, which they it obtained … Read More

Colorado state health officials will soon vote on whether or not mandate influenza vaccinations for all healthcare workers and nursing home employees with no religious or other personal exemptions. The state board of health will decide next month on the … Read More

Bill Gates has contributed $750 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in an effort to encourage other donors after the fund experienced problems with financial monitoring and extensive losses. The Microsoft founder said that the … Read More

According to a Denver Public Health official, several students at Longmont High School in Longmont, Colorado, have tested positive in blood tests for latent tuberculosis. As a result of the positive tests, the testing of staff and students at the … Read More

State and local agencies will pay for the treatment of a northeastern Indiana student who was recently diagnosed with a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis. The State of Indiana and Allen County could potentially spend $250,000 for medicine alone in the … Read More

Researchers have uncovered a gene in Plasmodium falciparum, the malaria parasite, that could spur further genetic discoveries related to the entire organism. Scientists often describe P. falciparum as a genetic outlier that has been able to keep the functions of … Read More

The World Health Organization released a warning in a statement on Tuesday about the spread of dengue fever, revealing that more than 40 percent of the world’s population is at risk for infection. Reports show that in Southeast Asia, the … Read More

After a whooping cough epidemic in 2010 that led to the deaths of 10 infants, public health officials in California launched a major vaccination effort and public awareness campaign about the disease. The program has been credited with the state … Read More

A new study suggests that more than half of adults at high risk for hepatitis B infection are not properly vaccinated against the disease. The research, conducted by Dr. Farah Ladak from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, examined data … Read More

A Ghanaian health expert recently lauded his country’s malarial control efforts, but cautioned that many people in need still lack critical access to its programs. Professor Fred Binka, the dean of the School of Public Health at the University of … Read More