Earthweek - Disease Outbreaks

September 10, 2010 — Brain tissues and the nervous systems of insects may provide the next line of antibiotic defense against emerging superbugs that have become resistant to drugs.

Global Flu Pandemic Possibly Emerging - May 1, 2009
Congo Ebola Outbreak Possibly Brought On by Monkeys - January 9, 2009
Bird Flu Reappears in Asia and Middle East - December 26, 2009
Explosive Cholera Epidemic Threatens Southern Africa - December 5, 2008
21st-Century Plague Possibly Emerging - November 28, 2008

The Raccoon Flu Can Spread to Other Mammals - November 7, 2008
Arctic Bioprospecting Rush to Find Cures - September 12, 2008
Rabies from Vampire Bats Kills Dozens of Indigenous Venezuelans - August 15, 2008
China Launches Olympic Effort to Fight Disease - May 9, 2008
Viral Outbreak Kills 20 Children in Eastern China - May 3, 2008

Natural Clay Can Help Heal "Superbug" Infections - April 11, 2008
Ebola Vaccine Aiming For Human Trials - April 4, 2008
Dengue Outbreak Causes Health Crisis in Rio de Janeiro - March 28, 2008
Yellow Fever Spreads Across South America - February 22, 2008
Experts Study Human Bird Flu Infections in Pakistan - December 21, 2007

Uganda Ebola Deaths Mount - December 7, 2007
Angolan Mystery Illness May Be Due to Toxic Exposure - November 23, 2007
Zimbabwe Anthrax Outbreak - October 26, 2007
Bird Flu Mutating to More Easily Infect Humans - October 12, 2007
Ebola Outbreak May have Peaked in Congo - October 5, 2007

Ebola Reappears in the Congo - September 14, 2007
A New Virus, Likely Carried by Bats, Infects Malaysian Family - July 6, 2007