The advocacy for better IPC follows the COVID-19 experience, which exposed deep weaknesses in Nigeria’s health system, ...

Lassa fever remains one of Nigeria's most persistent public health challenges, exposing longstanding gaps in disease surveillance, infection control, and access to timely medical care.

TORONTO, Dec. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As Canada enters peak respiratory illness season, Canadians now have access to the first Health Canada-approved at-home COVID-19 and Influenza A/B ...

Riverside Health Care has implemented a mandatory mask policy at all its facilities as seasonal respiratory illnesses continue to rise. The decision to increase protective measures came as Riverside ...

Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday urged strict adherence to preventive measures to ensure that bird flu does not spread to humans, following confirmation of avian influenza (H5N1) in ...

Anticipating a rise in seasonal influenza cases between January and March 2026, Karnataka Health Department has issued guidelines to all districts, following an ...

Bengaluru: The health department has issued guidelines to all districts to prepare for a projected rise in seasonal influenza ...

Health Department urges district officials to enhance influenza preparedness as seasonal cases are expected to rise from January to March 2026.

A study conducted by Iowa State University researchers, in partnership with the National Animal Disease Center, suggests bird ...

The report showed that 89 per cent of confirmed Lassa fever cases in 2025 came from four states: Ondo 36 per cent, Edo 24 per cent, Bauchi 12 per cent and Taraba 12 per cent combined.

A group of scientists have created a simulation to show how bird flu could spill over to humans if the correct vaccination and confinement measures are not taken. Researchers have widely warned of a ...