Some parents worry that a rash is a sign of chickenpox or measles. But the chickenpox rash usually spreads from the torso ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has launched two tools to enhance the country’s public health ...

A new measles outbreak has been confirmed in Central Michigan, part of a trend up in cases during the past few months. An ...

Several recent outbreaks of measles in the United States are driving raising alarm among public health experts, especially as vaccination rates among children lag. CNN is tracking the cases.

Cebu Province is ramping up efforts to modernize its healthcare system by preparing to adopt Baguio City’s advanced real-time disease tracking system, aimed at strengthening public health responses ...

Some doctors in Alberta have criticized officials for not declaring a health emergency in the western province where measles ...

Through luck or (hopefully) genetics, this mighty tree has avoided contracting beech bark disease—a fatal fungal pathogen ...

A cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City has sickened at least 22 people since last ...

A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem has sickened 22 people and caused one death. Spread through contaminated mist, ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Egypt and the Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, together with the Ministry of Health and Population’s Expanded Programme on ...

Texas lawmakers have approved a $13 million pilot program aimed at reducing the number of unvaccinated and stray animals across the state by expanding access to low-cost spay and neuter services.