The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has confirmed the deaths of five individuals who were infected with Ebola.

Republicans on the U.S. House Intelligence Committee say “significant circumstantial evidence” exists that the coronavirus pandemic originated from a leak at China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology, according to The Times of London.

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On Monday Johnson held a press conference to update the country on his latest coronavirus plans. The new strategy is far more extensive and includes many in the UK being put in lockdown, for up to 12 weeks. In this video, we explain...

A YOUNG model is spreading a message of body positivity by embracing the severe skin condition that at one point left 90% of her entire body covered with painful scabs. Celia Martinez from Guadix, Spain, was diagnosed with psoriasis aged...

Earlier this week Johnson and the government announced their official plan to tackle the Coronavirus. In this video, we dissect the government's report and explain what the UK's doing to handle the virus.

This episode is in response to the measles controversy, we discuss and highlight the re-emergence of Measles, as well as learning more about the history and implications of the illness

Over the past few days the scale of the coronavirus seems to be escalating at a worrying rate, with increasing fatalities across the globe. In this video, we discuss what the coronavirus actually is, how it spreads and if you should...

China is rushing to build a massive quarantine camp that can house more than 4,000 people, after an outbreak of Covid-19 this month that has left tens of millions of people under strict lockdown. <br/>

The World Health Organization has warned that the world should prepare for a potential coronavirus pandemic. <br/>

Outbreaks of deadly infectious diseases like Ebola, Zika and cholera are on the rise-and can go global quickly. Budgets to control them, meanwhile, are shrinking. What's the latest, best work on stopping outbreaks in their tracks?

The FT's John Burn-Murdoch and Federica Cocco examine the data behind vaccination and why measles is back in the news. Cases have hit a 25-year high in America, with dozens of more serious outbreaks across the globe

How do we know when to stop social distancing and reopen the world? It's complicated, but there are four major goalposts we should meet before we start getting back to normal.

Previous work on the closely related MERS and SARS could benefit the vaccine development strategy to fight the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. <br/>

More than 80 million masks were sold on Chinese online retailer, Taobao, on January 20 and 21 following the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus. <br/>

The coronavirus outbreak in China’s city of Wuhan has killed three people and infected more than 200 as of Monday. <br/>

A new modeling approach using satellite data will likely to enhance our ability to develop cholera risk maps in several regions of the globe. The model (GCRM) is based on monthly air temperature, precipitation, availability...

Chile's growing red tide crisis is threatening not only marine life but also communities that depend on the sea for their livelihood. Red tide is a commonly recurring phenomenon in Chile, but the outbreak that has grown rapidly along the...

Taiwan on Monday, May 17 announced 333 local COVID-19 infections, a new single-day record since the start of the pandemic, according to Taiwan News.

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Outbreak investigation and control are an important part of public health and global health work. Epidemic and outbreaks of infectious disease require a robust response that includes investigating the epidemiology, laboratory (or...

R0 (the basic reproductive number) tells us more than just how many people will be infected in a totally susceptible population. It can be used to calculate the how much vaccine coverage is needed to get to herd immunity. As COVID-19...

Epidemic curves are an important component of the public health and global health toolbox. During an outbreak of an infectious disease, public health professionals and epidemiologists create visual representations of the onset of illness...

Epidemic curves are a visual representation of the onset of cases in an outbreak. In this video Dr Greg Martin explains how to interpret and epidemic curve for point source outbreaks, common source outbreaks and propagated outbreaks....