While there has not been any Zika virus cases detected in Singapore so far, the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on Sunday (Jan 24) that it was monitoring the virus situation closely.
The ministry is also considering taking precautionary measures against the virus, which is spreading fast across Latin America and is suspected of causing birth defects.
One of Australia's greatest pest species, the European carp, could soon be brought under control by a unique strain of the herpes virus, after scientists declared it could kill up to 80 percent of the introduced fish while leaving other species unharmed.
At least 33 people were killed in an outbreak of H1N1 in Iran over the past three weeks, an Iranian health official said here on Monday.
That a senior high school in Hebei province recently refused to enroll a teenage girl because she had tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus, even though local authorities claimed to have arranged a suitable school for her, underscores the urgent need to eliminate the ingrained prejudice against those carrying the virus.
Chinese scientists have identified what they say is the most complex HIV ever discovered, in the blood of a long-distance truck driver from Myanmar.
Myanmar's Health Ministry said on Monday that no suspected cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has been reported in the country.
The number of South Koreans infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) increased to 126 on Friday as four more cases were added, the health ministry said.
Saudi Arabia registered Monday five new Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) corona virus cases, including two critical ones, the Health Ministry said.
A large clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of two Ebola vaccines began in the West African country of Liberia on Monday, said the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), which sponsored the research.
The rapid evolution of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which has allowed the virus to develop resistance to patients' natural immunity, is at the same time slowing its ability to cause AIDS, according to new research conducted in over 2,000 African women.
An experimental vaccine to prevent Ebola virus disease was well-tolerated and produced immune system responses in all 20 healthy adults who received it in a phase one clinical trial, the U.S. National Institutes of Health ( NIH) said Wednesday.
According to the latest figures released by the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 10,414 people have been infected with Ebola and nearly half of them have died.
Teresa Romero, the 44-year-old Spanish nursing auxiliary who was the first person to be infected by the Ebola virus in Spain continues to show favorable progress three weeks after first developing symptoms of the illness and a fortnight after being admitted into the Carlos III Hospital in Madrid.
The U.S. Department of Defense said Sunday the military is creating a 30-member team which will be tasked with providing emergency assistance in case there might be more cases of Ebola virus infection in the country.
Chinese scientists have extracted a virus known as M1 that could kill cancer cells without harming normal cells, giving hope for future research and development of cancer therapies.
A recent suspected case of a patient deceased with Ebola-like symptoms has alarmed Macedonian authorities and has been a test for the readiness of the national health institutions to face the contagious virus that scares the world.
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