Diseases

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

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