A mysterious disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo has infected more than 400 people and killed more than 30, mostly children, according to the World Health Organization. The WHO was ...

The peer-reviewed research, published Tuesday in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections, estimated that about 1 in 5 people, or 846 million, are infected with genital herpes simplex virus and ...

This is the second in a Series of two papers about tattoo-associated microbial infections. Despite increased awareness and public health initiatives, the incidence of microbial infections related to ...

This is the first in a Series of two papers about tattoo-associated microbial infections. The increasing popularity of tattoos parallels the rise in microbial infections associated with tattooing.

A mysterious infection dubbed “Disease X” in Congo has sent alarm bells ringing among health experts as officials rush to determine what’s causing it. The outbreak has affected hundreds of people and ...

As of Nov. 29, the country had reported 66 cases of the virus and 15 deaths. Most of the infected people have been health care workers. Approximately 75% of the patients with Marburg have ...

Three people across the continent have now been infected with the H5N1 virus, with no known sources of contamination. This may not seem like much, given the 53 cases of farm workers who have also ...

An unknown disease has swept the southwestern province of DR Congo, killing as many as 143 people in November. Local health officials told Reuters that infected people exhibited flu-like symptoms ...