Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Treatment for snail-borne schistosomiasis works best over the long haul

Watch where you jump in for a swim or where your bath water comes from, especially if you live in Africa, Asia or South America. Snails that live in tropical freshwater in these locations are intermediaries between disease-causing ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Haiti group demands UN pay for cholera outbreak

(AP) -- A human rights group said Tuesday it has filed claims with the United Nations seeking damages on behalf of more than 5,000 Haitian cholera victims and their families.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Diarrhoea outbreak kills seven children in Zimbabwe

At least seven children have died from a suspected diarrhoea outbreak which has affected over 6,000 children in two towns in Zimbabwe over the past week, a state newspaper said Sunday.

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