With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the early days of Covid-19.

From deaths, to disease outbreaks, to a presidential election, here are The Gaston Gazette's top stories of 2024.

Nearly 100 people got sick in a norovirus outbreak on a Holland America Line ... according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Their main symptoms were vomiting and diarrhea.

Congo authorities said last week that they suspected malaria in the flu-like disease outbreak, which has killed at least 37 people and in which more than four out of five patients have tested ...

“This proclamation is a targeted action to ensure government agencies have the resources and flexibility they need to respond quickly to this outbreak. Building on California’s testing and ...

Despite this, the unexplained nature of the disease and its sudden onset have left the community worried. In the face of this unexplained outbreak, many locals are resorting to traditional herbal ...

Congo has suffered from many disease outbreaks in recent years, including typhoid, malaria and anemia. The country has also grappled with an mpox outbreak, with more than 47,000 suspected cases ...

The Congo's health minister had told journalists the country was on "maximum alert" over the spread of the previously unidentified disease, and health officials told CBS News in early December that ...

Democratic Republic of Congo's Health Ministry said on Tuesday that a previously unidentified disease circulating in the southwestern Kwango province is a severe form of malaria. Earlier this ...

The source of a mystery disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has officially been identified as malaria, the country’s health ministry said on Tuesday. The disease, carried by ...

Australia is battling a disease outbreak that has seen some of the country's most vulnerable residents plagued by a life-threatening bacterial infection. Thousands of children aged under two have ...