Africa
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Ebola flare-ups in Guinea and Liberia
A woman has died of the Ebola virus in Liberia and hundreds of people in Guinea are to be given an experimental vaccine to help contain an outbreak. Read more
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Ebola emergency over – WHO
The Ebola virus crisis in west Africa is over, the World Health Organisation announced yesterday. Read more
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Environment’s role in MS examined
Environmental factors could be the reason why black and south Asian people living in London have an increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis, according to a new study. Read more
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Viral infection misdiagnosed as dengue
A viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes could be misdiagnosed as dengue, British experts have warned. Read more
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Zika needs lab analysis – Euro-experts
Laboratory studies of the Zika virus are "urgently" needed, European experts say. Read more
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HIV drug resistance ‘common’
Resistance to the antiretroviral drug tenofovir is “surprisingly and worryingly common”, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, researchers warned today. Read more
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Liberia declared free of Ebola
West Africa’s three worst hit countries are now free of Ebola, it was announced yesterday. Read more
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Hopes for river blindness vaccine
Scientists working on a vaccine against river blindness, or onchocerciasis, have identified three potential vaccine compounds that could offer protection, it was announced yesterday. Read more
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Plasma treatment for Ebola not proved
The use of donor plasma to treat Ebola patients has not been shown to improve survival chances, according to the findings of a major European study published last night. Read more
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Where humans should fear bats
Growing populations in some tropical countries are massively increasing the risk of new diseases finding their way from bats to humans, according to a British research project. Read more