Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

71 dead in cholera epidemic in Nigeria

A Nigerian health official says a cholera epidemic has killed 71 people and infected 2,165 since November in northern Kano state.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Jamaica steps up efforts to combat dengue fever

(AP)—Jamaica is stepping up mosquito eradication across the island and urging school children to stamp out breeding grounds to combat an epidemic of dengue fever, the Caribbean country's health minister said Thursday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

West Nile numbers up this year; UGA gives tips on mosquito protection

(Medical Xpress)—Entomologists and public health officials are worried that a near record number of Georgians will be sickened with West Nile virus in 2012. The virus usually peaks between Aug. 15 and Sep. 15 in Georgia ...