disease

Japan seeks to lift virus emergency in most regions

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's government said Thursday it wants to lift a state of emergency declared over the coronavirus…

German experts urge discipline as virus data sends mixed signals

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- German medical experts warned the public to stay disciplined Tuesday after official data offered a mixed…

Humans to blame for spread of coronavirus and other ‘zoonoses’

by Stéphane ORJOLLET Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Whether it came from a bat or a pangolin is not certain,…

Two South Koreans recover from coronavirus after plasma therapy

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Two elderly South Korean coronavirus patients recovered from severe pneumonia after being treated with plasma…

Duque orders strict monitoring of travelers to PHL following reports of mysterious disease in China

(Eagle News)-Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has ordered the strict monitoring of travelers to the Philippines following reports of a…

Despite culls, import bans, swine fever to hit pork market for years

  by Jenny VAUGHAN Agence France Presse HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Millions of pigs have been culled as African Swine…

Hong Kong to cull 6,000 pigs as first swine fever case found

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong will cull 6,000 pigs after African swine fever was detected in an…

Valenzuela gov’t: Girl believed to have contracted meningococcemia tests negative for disease

(Eagle News) -- The girl who was suspected of having died of meningococcemia in a Valenzuela hospital over the weekend…

1.4 billion risk disease from lack of exercise: WHO

  by Patrick Galey Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- More than 1.4 billion adults are putting themselves at…

Sterilized mosquito trial slashes dengue-spreading population in an Australian town

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP)--More than 80 percent of a dengue fever-spreading mosquito has been wiped out in an Australian town during…

Singapore may send back unvaccinated foreign travelers

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP)--Singapore may start turning back foreign visitors who do not have required vaccinations, authorities said, in a bid…

Early detection of ‘olive tree leprosy’ with drones

  by Marlowe Hood Agence France-Presse A bacterial infection ravaging olive orchards in southern Europe can be detected from small…

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