In a groundbreaking new study, a team of researchers from South Dakota State University—led by associate professor Saikat ...
It all started with an unremarkable trip to grandma’s house in 1970. But two days into the visit, something went terribly wrong. The 9-month-old grandson fell ill. First, a fever. Then, a nasty rash.
On Aug. 14, 2024, the World Health Organization declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern. There have been over 15,600 cases and over 530 deaths reported in the Democratic ...
Sometimes great successes have unintended consequences. That's the case with one of the world's biggest triumphs - the eradication of smallpox. That achievement may have set the stage for an outbreak ...
On May 8, 1980, forty-five years ago, the World Health Organization, a part of the United Nations, announced that officials had eradicated smallpox from the world’s population. The last case occurred ...
William Foege helped give us a world without smallpox. We’re marking his death by letting measles come back. Had William ...
Health authorities converged on a Northwest Airlines flight from San Francisco to Memphis after a passenger remarked that a rash on his neck might be a result of smallpox, officials said today. The 40 ...
When Dr William Foege died earlier this month, the world mourned the loss of a scientist who helped rid humanity of a virus that had plagued the Earth for thousands of years.