Outbreaks

Articles related to disease outbreaks.

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Norovirus causes symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhoea and persistent nausea. Kateryna Kon/ Shutterstock

There’s no norovirus outbreak in the UK – so why is a sharp rise in patients being reported?

11 Dec 2023

4 min read

Cross-posts Outbreaks

A borehole drilling rig in Harare's Kuwadzana suburb. Credit: Elia Ntali

Zimbabwe digs boreholes to tackle growing cholera outbreak

5 Dec 2023

4 min read

Cholera Outbreaks

Shahban, aged 11 months, being treated for measles in Thane, India. Shahban survived, unlike more than 136,000 of the 9 million individuals infected with measles in 2022. Credit: Prakhar Deep Jain/GAVI/2023

New data shows “staggering” increase in measles deaths worldwide

16 Nov 2023

6 min read

Measles Outbreaks

Chad’s first dengue fever outbreak: what you should know

30 Oct 2023

5 min read

Cross-posts Dengue Outbreaks

A flying condor. Credit: @coldbeer on Pexels

The Race to Protect Endangered Condors Against Deadly Bird Flu

12 Oct 2023

13 min read

Cross-posts Bird flu Outbreaks

Butchers at a section of Kara Abattoir. Credit: Afeez Bolaji

Livestock herders, health authorities and butchers join forces to halt anthrax spread in Nigeria

2 Oct 2023

8 min read

One health Outbreaks

Earth depicted as a virus. Credit: Miroslava Chrienova from Pixabay

The deadly diseases that are spiking because of climate change

18 Sep 2023

4 min read

Climate change Outbreaks

Nipah, a virus that comes from bats virus that comes from bats, has triggered multiple human outbreaks. Credit: Daniel Higuita Tamayo on Pexels

Seven things you need to know about Nipah virus

15 Sep 2023

6 min read

Nipah Outbreaks

Under a very high magnification of 31,207X, this scanning electron micrograph depicts spores of a strain of Bacillus anthracis bacteria. An anthrax outbreak outbreak in West Africa raises calls for investment in vaccinations. Copyright: Janice Haney Carr, (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Anthrax vaccine funding urged amid West Africa outbreak

25 Aug 2023

4 min read

Cross-posts Outbreaks

Image of wildfires due to temperature spikes.

Five deadly ways in which heatwaves are threatening our health

7 Aug 2023

4 min read

Climate change Outbreaks

Health needs heighten as Sudan conflict displaces millions of people. Credit: WHO

Sudan’s health crisis spreads to neighbouring countries

28 Jul 2023

4 min read

Conflict & humanitarian Outbreaks

Silence of the cats: Should we worry about deadly bird flu outbreaks in mammals?

24 Jul 2023

5 min read

Bird flu Outbreaks

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