The Latest Breaking News from infectious disease

Health officials in South Korea are expanding booster shots to adults 50 and over as COVID-19 cases creep up again across the country. The 40,226 new cases reported Wednesday marked the country’s highest daily jump in more than two months, although hospitalizations and deaths remain stable, AFP said. Baek Gyeongran,…

Doctors are asked to report suspected cases of the infectious disease

The administration is trying to normalize COVID deaths as they shift the goalposts on what it means to “beat” COVID

Two and a half years since the first outbreak of Covid-19, experts are warning more disastrous pandemics are likely on the way as we live in a "perfect storm for emerging infectious diseases"

Singapore has imposed mandatory screening for tuberculosis in an apartment block after about 170 people tested positive for the infectious disease.

Foot and mouth is a potentially fatal and highly infectious disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals

Polio is an infectious disease caused by a virus that can spread from person to person and cause paralysis

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, says his COVID-19 recovery is an “example” for the nation on the protection offered by vaccines and boosters

Yogyakarta (Indonesia) (AFP) - The global food crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine will kill millions by leaving the hungriest more vulnerable to infectious diseases, potentially triggering the world's next health catastrophe, the head of a major aid organisation has warned.