Diseases

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

Egg and poultry producers hit by a potentially devastating avian flu strain have had emergency rules lifted after the virus was eradicated. However, an infectious

All restrictions on poultry and egg producers have been lifted as authorities declare a regional avian influenza outbreak eradicated. The Hawkesbury outbreak

Newborn babies in Victoria will be offered an expanded heel prick test to include screening for another rare genetic disorder. Hours-old youngsters will be

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the northwest of the country, with one confirmed case so far.

A case of mpox has been found in Azerbaijan, a news agency reports, adding the patient had been isolated and is receiving treatment in hospital. Interfax quoted

The risk to the general population from H5N1 bird flu remains low, a World Health Organisation spokeswoman has said following the first death of a patient from the virus in

Bird flu outbreaks have been confirmed on two poultry farms in France days after it was officially declared free of the virus, the agriculture ministry says.

The likely first summer case of a potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus has been identified in regional Victoria. Japanese encephalitis, a flavivirus related

Travellers are being warned to monitor for symptoms after a new case of measles was detected after a person was exposed to the disease on an international flight.

A potentially deadly virus has sparked a cross-border warning amid fears mosquito-borne illnesses will threaten a rain-hit state. A public plea has been issued

New Zealand officials say testing shows they have contained the strain of the highly pathogenic H7N6 avian flu that infected a farm this month. Mary van Andel,