The current Ebola outbreak is the largest of its kind on record. See how this epidemic compares with others throughout history.

Epidemics and pandemics are two of the worst tragedies in the history of humankind, killing millions and transforming whole civilizations. Though medicine and epidemiology have made great strides in ...

Plagues and epidemics in anthropological perspective / D. Ann Herring and Alan C. Swedlung -- Ecosyndemics : global warming and the coming plagues of the twenty-first century / Merrill Singer -- ...

During 2024, the number of pandemic-prone and epidemic-prone disease outbreaks worldwide was estimated at 301. The data highlight a shift in disease outbreak patterns, with a decline in the number of ...

THE world is not far away from another pandemic, it seems. Earlier this month, the World Health Organisation issued its latest alarm about the deteriorating state of global health financing – a stark ...

In an unprecedented move, Uganda's rapid launch of an Ebola vaccine trial is not only a significant scientific milestone, but also a bold statement that the world can no longer afford to wait for ...