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US flu outbreak worsens; hospitalizations highest in nearly a decade: CDC

NEW YORK: The US flu outbreak worsened over the past week as more people headed… Read More

Venezuelans suffer as malaria outbreak spreads in drug-short nation

CIUDAD GUAYANA, Venezuela: On a recent morning in Venezuela’s southern jungle state of Bolivar, Amanda… Read More

Who’s to blame for ransomware outbreak?

Questions are swirling over who is responsible for the security flaws exploited by hackers in… Read More

Anthrax outbreak in north Russia affects dozens

MOSCOW: At least 21 cases of anthrax, including one fatality, were confirmed after an unusual… Read More

U.S. reports 279 Zika cases in pregnant women, Obama pushes Congress on funds

NEW YORK/ WASHINGTON: Health officials said 279 pregnant women in the United States and U.S.… Read More

WHO declares Ebola outbreak over as Liberia gets all-clear

MONROVIA, Liberia: The world breathed a sigh of relief Thursday as a two-year Ebola epidemic… Read More

First Ebola case hits New York: report

NEW YORK: A doctor who recently returned to New York from treating Ebola patients in… Read More

Dengue outbreak: Number of patients reach 144 in Punjab

LAHORE: At least 10 more cases of dengue fever surfaced in the provincial capital of… Read More

Ebola death toll rises to at least 2,296 – WHO

GENEVA: The death toll from the worst Ebola outbreak in history has jumped by almost… Read More

West African Ebola outbreak death toll reaches 1,013: WHO

DAKAR: The death toll from the worst ever outbreak of Ebola has reached 1,013 after… Read More