Teacher badly injured in attack as mistrust of outbreak responders deepens

The neurological disease spread by midges has been found in livestock across Europe

Epidemic becomes the most geographically widespread in history

Waistlines have ballooned as sedentary lifestyles, urbanisation and western diets have taken over East Africa

Washington raises threat level as Nairobi records eighth case of highly infectious virus

Patient is isolating at home after being infected by cattle

Climate change is responsible for pushing the disease further northwards, researchers says

The ‘innovative’ new model could be exported to Africa and Latin America, in a bit to reduce reliance on imported shots

The patient is related to a man who died in Nairobi last week – thought to be the country’s first-ever case

Number of new infections in one of the country’s most populous provinces stops falling after years of steep decline

Study suggests artificial intelligence could improve access to specialist care and help prevent irreversible sight loss

When the pathogen struck the City of Angels in 1924 authorities were quick to shut rumours down, much like the Russian response today

Sometimes referred to as ‘Stratus’ or the ‘American strain’, the variant first identified in January 2025 has since spread worldwide

The death of a researcher following a laboratory accident in Russia has sparked concern. But how of much of a threat does it pose?

The man, who contracted the virus in Democratic Republic of Congo, boarded a flight to Nairobi before dying in hospital

The move forms part of the first set of global guidelines for the treatment of obese children and adolescents

The Kenyan citizen, recently returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo, had been ill for weeks before travelling

As the WHO demands answers from Russia, fears of a new pandemic are unfounded

Often viewed as safer than smoking, the products are a major cause of stroke, as well as head and neck cancer

The country is more reliant than ever on other countries for drugs taken by the vast majority of the population