News

  1. Health & Medicine

    Indian encephalitis is traced to measles

    An outbreak of fatal encephalitis in India appears to have been caused by a strange form of rashless measles in a majority of the sick children tested.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Health & Medicine

    New Australian virus infects people

    Australian scientists have identified a new virus, apparently spread by fruit bats, that causes birth defects in pigs and severe illness in some people exposed to infected pigs.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Health & Medicine

    Venison can contain E. coli bacteria

    Escherichia coli, which causes severe diarrhea in people, may be widespread in deer, a finding that raises concerns about preparation of wild-game meats.