Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Second death in Scottish Legionnaires' outbreak

A second person has died following an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Scotland, which has led to almost 90 confirmed or suspected cases, health authorities said Friday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Cholera scare on Algeria-France flight

A sick eight-year-old triggered a cholera scare onboard a flight from the Algerian city of Oran to Perpignan in southern France on Wednesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Collaborating laboratories combat cholera

Anne Woodbrey, a doctoral student, is the linchpin connecting three Dartmouth laboratories that are collaborating on a treatment for cholera—an acute diarrheal disease that can kill within hours if not treated. A recent ...

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