GENEVA - The number of people worldwide infected with the virus that causes AIDS — about 33 million — has remained virtually unchanged for the last two years, United Nations experts said Tuesday. Officials say the global epidemic probabl
Ukraine on Friday shut schools, banned large public gatherings and imposed travel restrictions for three weeks – some of the most drastic measures taken across the globe to contain swine flu – after confirming that a sudden and swift outbreak that h
Ludovic Giuly and Mamadou Sakho were diagnosed with the virus on Saturday but the confirmation of a third case in the squad on Sunday forced Ligue 1 authorities to act.
Two members of PSG's coaching team have also reported symptoms of swine flu.
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HARARE - Five people have died in a new cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe where more than 4,000 people were killed in the country's worst-ever outbreak of the disease last year, state media reported Tuesday. Health secretary Gerald Gwinji told the Heral
Two girls who swam with pet turtles in a backyard pool were among 107 people sickened in the largest salmonella outbreak blamed on turtles nationwide, researchers report. Getty Images The 2007-08 outbreak involved mostly children in 34 states; one-
CHICAGO - Two girls who swam with pet turtles in a backyard pool were among 107 people sickened in the largest salmonella outbreak blamed on turtles nationwide, researchers report. The 2007-08 outbreak involved mostly children in 34 states; one-thir
LONDON - Health officials probing an E.coli outbreak at a Surrey farm popular with children were awaiting test results on Tuesday which could determine the source of the bug. Health colleagues have taken samples from animal faeces and we are now w
BEIJING, Sept 11 - Chongqing's Chinese SuperLeague fixture at home to Hangzhou on Saturday has beenpostponed after eight of team came down with the H1N1 virus,local media reported on Friday. The entire Chongqing squad, including Dutch coach Arie Ha
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