The reproduction number R is often used as an indicator to predict how quickly an infectious disease will spread.

U.S. sociologist Scott Feld wrote, "Your friends have more friends than you do." Feld's so-called friendship paradox states ...

A new treatment for sexually-transmitted diseases seems to be slowing an STI epidemic — but not everyone can get it ...

A suspected cholera outbreak in Nembe-Ogbolomabiri, Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has claimed 18 lives, ...

Avian flu is rampant in poultry farms and in wild birds in the U.S. Every mutation brings the virus one step closer to the ...

Hepatitis E, a potentially serious viral liver disease, is transmitted through contaminated water. The risk is particularly ...

For the second year in a row, the CDC’s annual STI report showed an overall decline in combined cases of the three nationally ...

The HMPV outbreak in China is being closely monitored by several countries. The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) under the Union Health Ministry is closely monitoring respiratory and ...

Respiratory illnesses saw a surge in China in the week to 22 December, China’s disease control authority ... leading to further fears of an outbreak. However, the virus was discovered in 2001 ...

In the wake of the Human MetaPneumoVirus (HMPV) outbreak in China ... Updates from the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), and the ...