Epidemic
Congo bans gatherings in Kinshasa and three provinces over Ebola outbreak
The ban comes ahead of a planned protest in Kinshasa on July 8 against constitutional reform, with opposition figures calling it "politically motivated."
Israel rules out Ebola cases after suspected patients test negative
Ebola risk remains low, health ministry says, as second DRC returnee showing symptoms hospitalized
Hospitals in China overwhelmed by surge in HMPV patients raising concerns about a new epidemic
Coronavirus: One-of-a-kind epidemiology lab to open in Israel's Assuta
Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital will be opening a new lab for research and identification of disease outbreaks amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Marilee Shapiro Asher, artist who survived global pandemics, dies at 107
In 1993, she married Robert Asher, who died in 2008.
New virus found only in Israeli bat with unknown human infection potential
The findings are significant as bats are reservoirs for emerging viruses, and have been attributed to virus outbreaks such as SARS, MERS and many more.
Epidemic research subsides after outbreaks, endangering proper response
"There has been no sustained research into these types of infections, merely peaks following specific outbreaks. That pattern has left us woefully unprepared for the COVID-19 pandemic."
350 yr-old memoir shows how European Jews dealt with 17th century plague
In the midst of a viral pandemic that again is separating parents from their children, Glikl’s poignant rendering of the family’s ordeal rings chillingly familiar.
More viruses will jump from animals to people, researchers say.
HIV. Ebola. Swine flu. Bird flu. SARS. MERS. The list goes on, and it’s going to grow longer.
Coronavirus 'may never go away,' WHO says
More than 100 potential vaccines are being developed, including several in clinical trials, but experts have underscored the difficulties of finding vaccines that are effective against coronaviruses.
WHO officially declares coronavirus a global epidemic
"Of all the cases reported globally so far, 93% are from just four countries. This is an uneven epidemic at the global level, " said WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Coronavirus cases surge across US as Americans face looming outbreak
At least 57 new coronavirus cases were confirmed nationwide on Thursday alone as the virus struck for the first time in Colorado, Maryland, Tennessee and Texas, as well as the city of San Francisco.
Italy plays down coronavirus risk as death toll rises, cases jump
"The epidemic of misleading information will do more damage to Italy than the risk of the virus epidemic itself"
