Officials are hoping the strategy will force the workers out of the mineshaft and to the surface, where they will be arrested ...

South Africa declared a national disaster after floods and storms ... KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Limpopo, North-West, Gauteng ...

This undoubtedly exists not only for Ebola, but for other infectious diseases that cause long-term sequela. For me, the one ...

Africa is home to some of the most dangerous animals on the planet, and many of them pose a real threat to humans. With that said, the most dangerous animal in Africa may surprise you.

the Africa CDC chief said 14 African countries have active transmission of the Mpox virus. He said four African countries, ...

West Nile virus is spread to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito. A mosquito can become infected by biting an infected bird. The virus is not transmitted through casual contact from others, ...

The area of land surface affected by extreme drought has trebled since the 1980s, a new report into the effects of climate change has revealed.

What is Lassa fever? Lassa fever is a virus predominantly found across Sub-Saharan Africa, spread by West African multimammate rats, which remain the only animals known to carry the Lassa virus ...

The increase in drought has been particularly severe in South America, the Middle East and the Horn ... Cases of dengue fever ...

The patient, who hasn’t been publicly identified, had recently traveled to West Africa where the virus originates and can be found in the region’s rats, health officials said. The infected ...

Hi Everyone, we are coming to Seville on 6th November for 10 days and I have been reading some worrying things about Mosquitos and WNV; what is the situation now? Mosquitos love me. Thank you for any ...