The sarcoptic mange (an itching disease that afflicts hairy and wooly animals) epidemic that killed several infant chimpanzees a few years ago in Tanzania's Gombe National Park is "most likely over",

One bout of warm weather could release mayhem: ancient viruses lying trapped in the polar ice

The Jarawas of Andaman Islands are dying from a number of diseases

Foot and mouth disease has broken out in Livingstone and surrounding areas. Humphrey

delhi is in the grip of a jaundice epidemic with over 300 cases of the disease reported so far. Of these, 140 had to be admitted to various hospitals for treatment. Delhi health minister A

At least 1,000 people have been killed in western Kenya in the past three months due to an outbreak of malaria, president Daniel Arap Moi said. Moi visited the worst hit Kisii district, 155 miles

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Malaysia orders immediate killing of a million pigs; virus claims more than 85 lives