Health May 16 How outbreaks at sea have been helping to shape the global health system since medieval times By Katrine L. Wallace, The Conversation
Health Jul 11 The U.S. sees 7 plague cases a year. Here's why Colorado health officials have confirmed a human case of the plague. The rare bacterial infection spreads naturally among rodents and is transmitted through the bites of infected fleas. By Devi Shastri, Associated Press
Nation Oct 09 5 overlooked stories that are worth your time The latest on protests in St. Louis, a plague sweeping Madagascar and other stories you may have missed in the rush of news. By Joshua Barajas, Larisa Epatko, Jennifer Hijazi, Erica R. Hendry
Nation Jan 01 Human plague cases drop in U.S. After a spike of human cases of the plague in 2015, a year the disease inflicted 16 people across portions of the western United States, the number of occurrences this year have dropped. Four cases of human plague in 2016… By Michael D. Regan
Science Oct 22 Before the bubonic plague wrecked Europe, it was way less contagious A new study in the journal Cell rewrites the evolutionary history of the bubonic plague. By Nsikan Akpan
Aug 19 Second person contracts plague after visiting Yosemite National Park By Alexandra Hall According to health department officials in California, a second visitor to Yosemite National Park has been diagnosed with what is believed to be the human plague. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 'How to Survive a Plague' Remembers First AIDS Activists Ray Suarez speaks with David France, director of "How to Survive a Plague."… Continue watching
May 22 Death Toll from China Quake Could Reach 80,000 By PBS News Hour More than 80,000 people are estimated dead or missing 10 days after the 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan province in central China, the government said Thursday, as fears rose that disease, rainy weather and aftershocks could stir more problems. Continue reading
May 30 President Bush Proposes Doubling Money to Fight AIDS to $30 Billion By Admin, PBS News Hour President Bush on Wednesday asked Congress for $30 billion to renew and double the funding to combat the global spread of AIDS, calling the disease a "modern-day plague."… Continue reading