15-03-17 Inadequate vaccine coverage is likely a driving force behind the ongoing Disneyland measles outbreak, according to calculations by a research team at Boston Children's Hospital. Their report, based on epidemiological data and published online by JAM...

15-01-22 Scientists investigated why Ebola virus is so deadly when it spreads from animals to humans and then from human-to-human contact. The research team looked at the Zaire Ebola strain in an animal system to understand how it gains strength. This virus...

15-01-14 Local authorities in South China's Guangdong Province have reported two more H7N9 bird flu infections in humans in the city of Shenzhen. 中国南部广东省地方政府报道，深圳市发现两例H7N9禽流感人类感染病例。 A 57-year-old woman is in critical condition...

14-11-26 Ebolaphobia is a strong and irrational fear of the Ebola virus. 埃博拉恐慌指对埃博拉病毒的一种强烈的非理性恐惧。 这个词由Ebola（埃博拉）和phobia（恐惧）两个词组成，也写作Ebola-phobia或Ebola phobia. Example： We are not unhinged by Ebolaphobia. 我们...

14-11-20 Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified weak spots on the surface of Ebola virus that are targeted by the antibodies in ZMapp, the experimental drug cocktail administered to several patients during the recent Ebola outbre...

14-11-20 Museum biological collections are the records of life on Earth and as such, they are frequently used to investigate serious environmental issues. When public health officials were concerned about the levels of mercury in fish and birds, for example,...

14-11-16 A 22-year-old woman was diagnosed with HIV after having her nails done using shared manicure equipment. 英国一名年仅22岁的女性因与他人共用修指甲器而被诊断出感染上艾滋病毒。 Doctors say the case, detailed in a medical journal, has revealed a new form...

14-10-30 New analysis from the World Health Organization is suggesting the Ebola outbreak in Liberia may have topped out. 世界卫生组织的最新分析显示，埃博拉病毒在利比里亚的传染可能已达到极限。 The WHO says it's now seeing a 25 percent week-on-week reduction...

14-10-17 A woman suspected of being infected with Ebola virus has been sent to a hospital outside Paris, a local daily reported on Thursday. 巴黎当地一家日报周四报道，一位女子疑似感染埃博拉病毒被送往巴黎市外的一座医院接受观察。 According to Le Parisien, a nu...

14-10-17 As medical personnel and public health officials are responding to the first reported cases of Ebola Virus in the United States, many of the safety and treatment procedures for treating the virus and preventing its spread are being reexamined. One o...