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The World Health Organization calls for an emergency meeting to discuss yellow fever outbreak.

WHO Calls for Emergency Meeting Over Yellow Fever Outbreak

The World Health Organization will conduct an emergency meeting on Thursday in Geneva to tackle the alarming spread of yellow fever that has hit hardest in Angola and re-stressed the importance of mass vaccination.

H5N6 influenza avian virus

Woman Diagnosed with H5N6 Avian Influenza in Shenzhen

A woman has been diagnosed with H5N6 avian influenza in Shenzhen, China. This is the fourth reported case of H5N6 infection across the world.

MERS Outbreak

MERS Outbreak UPDATE: Gradual Recovery In Economies Noted In South Korea As MERS-CoV Outbreak Comes To A Halt

Seoul has reported Sunday that there have been no more additional cases of people infected with the Middle Ease Respiratory Syndrome - Corona Virus (MERS-CoV) for seven consecutive days.

West Nile Virus

West Nile Virus Advisory Issued In New York

On Sunday, public health officials in New York issued an advisory reminding residents the dangers posed by mosquitoes after the West Nile virus was found in two counties.

MERS-Cov Outbreak In The Philippines? Authorities Contain 2 Cases

MERS-Cov Outbreak In The Philippines? Authorities Contain 2 Cases

Health officials in the Philippines confirmed on Monday July 6, the second Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) case in the country.

hk flu

HK ICU's At Breaking Point Amid Winter Flu Outbreak

Hong Kong hospitals' Intensive Care Units (ICU) are nearing its breaking point, as the winter flu outbreak intensifies.

Anti-Ebola robot

Robot Now Helping in Fight Against Ebola in Liberia

The telepresence robot and devices will be used by aid workers to share data about the outbreak.

Ebola Virus

Hunger Drives Thousands in Sierra Leone to Violate Ebola Quarantine

Thousands of Sierra Leone residents were forced to break the Ebola quarantine in the country because of food shortage, aid agencies reported.

China Is Vulnerable To Ebola, Experts State

China is said to be susceptible to the dreaded Ebola virus as experts claimed on Thursday that the influx of Chinese working in the affected regions of West Africa is too high.

Kaci Hickox

Maine Nurse Intends to Dodge Ebola In-Home Quarantine

Maine health officials intend to 'pursue legal authority' to impose a voluntary quarantine as a nurse who recently returned from Sierra Leone reportedly expressed plans to dodge the quarantine policy.

CDC Director Thomas Frieden

New Ebola Quarantine Procedures Announced by CDC

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new set of guidelines on how the United States should deal with potential Ebola cases following the controversial mandatory quarantine imposed by three states.

WHO: Ebola Cases Now at 10,000

Experts Believe Stricter Ebola Quarantine Policies May Dissuade Ebola Volunteers

Experts believe that stricter quarantine measures may discourage medical workers from joining the battle against the disease in West Africa, adding more strain to the already-tough battle against the epidemic.

A nurse who arrived Friday in Newark after working with Ebola patients in Africa tested negative for the virus but is to remain under quarantine at University Hospital.

Quarantined Nurse Calls Ebola Policy ‘Preposterous,’ Plans To Sue

A quarantined nurse blasted the government's response to Ebola, saying that putting someone in quarantine, without proper planning and forethought "is just preposterous."

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo

Stricter Ebola Quarantine Policy Enforced by NY Governor Andrew Cuomo

Amidst fierce opposition towards his strict new mandatory Ebola quarantine policy, New York state governor Andrew Cuomo explained that the 21-day quarantine period for those who had contact with Ebola-infected persons can be spent at home.

Ebola suits

New York Doctor Went Bowling Day Before Testing Positive for Ebola

A New York doctor who was part of a team of health workers caring for Ebola patients in West Africa tested positive for the virus Thursday, causing an onslaught of social media criticism as to why he went bowling instead of going into voluntary self-quarantine within the 21 days since he returned from Guinea.

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