Diseases

A rare debilitating disease that eats away at the nervous system to shut down the body claims the lives of two people in Australia each day and two more are diagnosed.

A man has died after contracting an extremely rare, rabies-like bat virus. NSW Health confirmed the man in his 50s died on Thursday after being bitten by a

A man is fighting for his life in hospital after contracting only the fourth case in Australia of a rabies-like bat virus. The northern NSW man was bitten by

As transmission rates soar, Papua New Guinea has declared a national HIV crisis to try and galvanise action to prevent the spread of the virus. UNAIDS and the

Louise Gray knew something was wrong when her five-month-old son failed to meet the same early milestones as his older sister. Acting quickly, she took him

People in at least 70 countries are missing out on medical treatment due to funding cuts to aid program, the World Health Organisation says, adding it also faces major financial

Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, has confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu on a poultry farm, triggering a country-wide trade ban from China and state-wide

Humanity often has a short memory, with pandemics happening rarely and often in far-flung developing nations. If COVID-19 has had any benefits, hopefully, it will remind this

Australians are being warned to get vaccinated before a possible severe flu season after an unusual spike in cases across the country. Low vaccination rates

With winter closing in, health experts are urging people to get vaccinated against respiratory diseases, warning that the flu can be deadly. There have been

Measles cases in Texas and New Mexico have risen to 294, surpassing all US cases recorded in 2024, as an outbreak that began in late January in West Texas spreads.

A four-year-old child has become the second person to die of Ebola in Uganda, in a setback for health officials who had hoped for a quick end to the outbreak that began at

Measles is spreading locally within Australia after two people caught the highly contagious viral infection without travelling overseas. Two people likely acquired

Three people have died from a disease linked with heavy rain since a clean-up began in a region devastated by flooding, sparking health concerns. North Queensland

Another person has died from a disease linked with heavy rain in a flood-hit region that may soon be on cyclone watch. Queensland Health confirmed an elderly

A measles outbreak in Texas has grown to 58 cases and eight people in neighbouring New Mexico also have been diagnosed with the highly contagious disease. Public

Authorities in New York state have temporarily closed all live poultry markets in New York City and three suburban counties after detecting bird flu at seven markets within

A deadly bird flu strain has been eradicated from Australian shores, but egg farmers aren't feeling a blanket sense of relief. More than 1.8 million birds

Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the capital Kampala, with the first confirmed patient dying from the disease, the health ministry said.

China has prohibited imports of sheep, goat, poultry and even-toed ungulates from African, Asian and European countries due to outbreaks of livestock diseases such as sheep