Biological weapons

Outbreak of rare disease in the Netherlands

Health & Medicine

Q-fever, a bacterial infection transmitted by goats, moves from farms to larger population in the Netherlands.

Cuban Government Confirms Cholera Outbreak in Havana

Global Politics

Little-Known Disease Rinderpest is Eliminated

The World

Native Virus

The World

Don’t Worry, It’s Just the Plague

Environment
The World

A cholera epidemic stalks Zimbabwe

A humanitarian crisis is developing as cholera spreads in Zimbabwe. More than 16,000 are now infected and 800 are dead. The Takeaway talks with Dr. Eric Mintz, a cholera expert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.