Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Ebola ruled out in Bolivia case

Health authorities here said Tuesday they had ruled out Ebola in a traveler from India who arrived ill at Bolivia's Santa Cruz international airport.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Suspected Saudi Ebola sufferer dies of heart attack

A Saudi Arabian who had travelled to Sierra Leone and had symptoms similar to those found in Ebola sufferers died Wednesday of a heart attack, the health ministry said.

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300 vials labeled flu, dengue found at US lab (Update)

The same U.S. government scientist who recently found forgotten samples of smallpox at a federal lab also uncovered over 300 additional vials, many bearing the names of highly contagious viruses and bacteria. The new revelations ...

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Oman reports three swine flu deaths

Omani health authorities announced Wednesday three deaths this month from the swine flu virus, the official ONA news agency reported.

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Polio breaks out amid militant threats in Pakistan

Syed Wali desperately wants to immunize his three young children against polio but fears the Islamic militants who banned the vaccine from this remote area in northwest Pakistan will catch him if he tries to smuggle it in.

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Cholera outbreak in northeast Afghanistan

A cholera outbreak at a village in northeast Afghanistan has infected 1,492 people, killed a young woman and left another 100 in critical condition, a provincial official said Tuesday.

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