ASouthAfricangirlhasbecomeonlythethirdchildtobeattheAIDSvirusintolong-termremission--almostnineyearsandcounting--afterreceivingadrugcocktailininfancy,researcher
Some6,000HIVexpertsgatherinParisfromSundaytoreportadvancesinAIDSscienceasfadinghopesoffindingacurepushresearchintonewfields.Intheir36-yearbattle,researchershave
It'snolongerfar-fetchedtosynthesizeabasicorganism.However,ateamofresearchershastakenthatworkonestepfurther.Theyrecentlyreconstitutedandreanimatedanextinctvirus,
Nearly 30,000 Chinese organisations were attacked by the computer virus “WannaCry” as of 8pm on Saturday local time, Chinese online security company 360 said on Sunday.
Nearly30,000Chineseorganisationswereattackedbythecomputervirus“WannaCry”asof8pmonSaturdaylocaltime,Chineseonlinesecuritycompany360saidonSunday.Among29,372infect
TheWorldHealthOrganisation(WHO)saysthattheDemocraticRepublicofCongoisonceagainfacinganoutbreakofEbola.HealthexpertsidentifiedtwomoresuspectedcasesofthevirusinCo
Cyber-attacks that have hit 150 countries since Friday should be treated by governments around the world as a "wake-up call", Microsoft says.
BrazilhasdeclaredanendtoanationalemergencyovertheZikavirusafterasharpdecreaseincases.Thenumberofcasesdropped95%betweenJanuaryandApril,comparedtothesameperiodaye
South Korea's agriculture ministry raised the country's bird flu alert status to the highest level for the first time on Thursday as the disease has spread quickly nationwide.
Several European countries have reported outbreaks of a severe strain of bird flu, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Thursday, while France raised safety checks to counter the virus which can have a major impact on farmers.
The U.S. government on Thursday issued Zika virus-related special travel considerations for Southeast Asia, recommending pregnant women should consider postponing nonessential travel to 11 countries in this region.
The Philippine health department reported on Monday three new cases of Zika virus, bringing to 12 the total number of locally-transmitted Zika virus cases in the Philippines this year.
Thailand has recorded about 200 cases of Zika since January, the health ministry said on Tuesday, making it a country with one of the highest numbers of confirmed cases in the region.
China's top health authority said on Thursday there is no sign of spread of Zika virus on the Chinese mainland and a contingency plan involving 18 central government organizations was set up to cope with the disease.
Zika virus infection in pregnancy is "the most likely explanation" behind congenital brain abnormalities in babies including microcephaly, the World Health Organization says. Another study also describes the effect of Zika virus infection in the eyes of mouse fetuses, newborns and adults.
Malaysia's health ministry said on Wednesday they have detected a new case of Zika virus in a pregnant woman living in Johor Baru, which borders Singapore, bringing the total outbreak in the country to three.
The World health Organization has called for a massive public education campaign to stop mosquito-borne Zika virus from spreading, a WHO spokesman said on Friday.