News tagged with public health threat

Human disease leptospirosis identified in new species, the banded mongoose, in Africa

(Medical Xpress)—The newest public health threat in Africa, scientists have found, is coming from a previously unknown source: the banded mongoose. Leptospirosis, the disease is called. And the banded mongoose ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes May 14, 2013 | not rated yet | 0 |

Bird flu in live poultry markets are the source of viruses causing human infections

On 31 March 2013, the Chinese National Health and Family Planning Commission announced human cases of novel H7N9 influenza virus infections. A group of scientists, led by Professor Chen Hualan of the Harbin ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes May 13, 2013 | not rated yet | 0