NAIROBI, 8 August 2025 – Kenya has been declared free of human African trypanosomiasis, commonly known as sleeping sickness, after more than a decade without any locally acquired cases. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the elimination following years of targeted surveillance, improved diagnostics and sustained control of the tsetse fly – the insect that […]
FOSHAN (July 25, 2025) — A fast-growing outbreak of chikungunya fever in China’s southern Guangdong province has triggered global concern, as experts and the World Health Organization warn of potential international spread. Over 4,000 cases have been confirmed in the city of Foshan since early July, prompting urgent mosquito-control efforts and fines for households that fail to […]
