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Valentino Talluto often found an excuse not to wear a condom, telling his partners that he was allergic to them, or had just had an HIV test, the court in Rome heard. (Photo: AFP)

Italian man gets 24-yr jail term for infecting 32 women with HIV

Valentino Talluto, a 33-year-old accountant, seduced dozens of women via social networks for a decade before his arrest.

28 Oct 2017 2:14 PM

Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, wait to receive handouts near Balukhali refugee camp, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

Rohingya toll mounts over outbreak of disease as Bangladesh plans...

More than 200 Rohingya are being treated in Sadar Hospital, which has been inundated with patients.

26 Sept 2017 12:33 PM

Typhoid is a highly contagious infection contracted by consuming contaminated foods or drinks. (Photo: Pixabay)

Typhoid superbug in Pakistan increases fears of global antibiotic...

The typhoid superbug, resistant to five types of antibiotics, has infected at least 850 people since 2016, the report...

20 April 2018 5:53 AM

2-month-old Lahya Kathembo is carried by a nurse waiting for test results at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, Congo. Lahya became an orphan in a day. Her mother succumbed to Ebola on a Saturday morning. By sunset her father was dead. Her tests came back negative for Ebola. (Photo: AP)

Over 2,000 people dead in DR Congo Ebola outbreak: WHO

The organisation added that most of the cases were reported in North Kivu province.

30 Aug 2019 11:55 AM

It will sell a range of craft beers as well as special ales created exclusively for Disneyland. (Photo: Pixabay)

Measles-stricken girl visits Disneyland amid worst outbreak in US in...

The Orange County Health Care Agency said that the girl was in Southern California from August 11 to August 15.

25 Aug 2019 10:44 AM

World Health Organisation

Containing a modern epidemic is possible

Big pharma has often been accused of making a killing out of such outbreaks, feeding on the panic.

24 Jan 2020 7:30 PM

Heath workers take a break during the screening and testing campaign aimed to combat the spread of COVID-19 at Alexandra township in Johannesburg, South Africa. (AP)

WHO study predicts virus could infect more than 200 million people in...

The predictions made by a WHO modelling study comes amid stark warnings that COVID-19 threatens of a health emergency in...

15 May 2020 4:15 AM

These include knob-billed Duck, Red-naped Ibis, black-headed Ibis, large Egret, grey Heron, Indian Moorhen, Western Spot-bill Duck, red-wattled Lapwing, Black-winged Stilt, Greater Flamingo and the painted Stork.

China reports highly pathogenic bird flu outbreaks

Reports by OIE claim that strains of H5N6 and H7N9 have broken out in separate areas of the county.

8 March 2018 3:34 AM

Experts urge parents to talk with their pediatrician if they have concerns about vaccine safety. (Photo: Pixabay)

Scientists to test tailor-made vaccine tech to fight epidemics

Vaccine platform is system that uses same basic components as backbone and can be adapted to immunise against different...

10 Dec 2018 4:56 AM

According to Funai, the more the organisation knows about isolated communities way of living, the more equipped they are to protect them. (Photo: AP)

A whole new world: New drone shots show isolated Amazonian tribe in...

The agency has been studying the community in the images for years, but this was the first time it was able to catch it...

23 Aug 2018 2:43 AM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Lack of awareness leading India towards breast cancer epidemic

Women seek medical care extremely late due to lack of awareness about self-examination and cultural barriers.

15 Aug 2017 1:05 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: AFP)

Zika unlikely to get worse due to prior dengue fever

Here's what new research reveals

16 July 2017 5:47 AM