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

According to the Chinese Health Ministry, a man in southern China died on Sunday from the H5N1 bird flu virus, which is the country’s second death from the virus in less than a month. The victim fell ill on January … Read More

A recent confirmed case of measles in an unvaccinated child in Riverside County, California, has prompted county public health officials to issue a Measles Health Alert. The child was reported to have been seen in several healthcare settings while still … Read More

The non-profit organization Malaria No More recently announced that American pop singer Katharine McPhee will join its “Dream Big” campaign to help raise funding for malaria research. “Dream Big,” which runs from now until mid-February, gives donors of $10 or … Read More

According to authorities in Vietnam and Cambodia, a Vietnamese duck farmer and a two-year-old Cambodian child died as a result of bird flu this month. The Vietnamese victim died on January 11. He was the first human death in the … Read More

The La Nina phenomenon may increase the likelihood of influenza pandemics. Researchers in the United States recently found that the last four major flu pandemics occurred after La Nina events, which bring colder water than normal to the surface off … Read More

Only one case of active tuberculosis remains confirmed at a Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, high school after 200 students and staff were tested for the lung infection. Dr. Stephan Ostroff, Pennsylvania’s acting physician general, announced that the preliminary skin tests taken from … Read More

A new study recently revealed that internet-based news and Twitter feeds were faster than traditional means at determining the onset and progression of the Haitian cholera epidemic that killed more than 6,500 people. The study, published in the American Journal … Read More

Non-profit tuberculosis vaccine developer Aeras and the China National Biotec Group recently announced that they have reached an agreement to collaborate on new TB vaccine candidates. Read More

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently began preparing for clinical trials of a vaccine targeting a novel H3N2 influenza virus strain that has infected 12 people. Read More