Volunteers were deliberately exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, so that it could be studied in great detail.
Healthcare experts at the Davos summit on Wednesday said that planning for Disease X might help save lives, and money, if countries start research and preventative steps before a recognised epidemic.
The sickness, and how it spreads, is a mystery.
Neurologists at a ‘memory clinic’ in China have diagnosed a case of Alzheimer’s in a 19-year-old patient. This is the youngest person ever to be diagnosed with the dreaded disease.
As the current outbreak shows, human-to-human transmission of monkeypox is happening mostly with sexual activity playing a significant role.
Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla has confirmed that the first case of monkeypox has been reported in South Africa. The patient, a 30-year-old male, has no travel history.
Countries across Europe and North America, as well as Australia, have been battling what one epidemiology expert has called “the most important outbreak in the history of monkeypox in the Western Hemisphere”.
A new High Court ruling could have a major positive impact on the rights of domestic workers in South Africa.
With nearly half a million deaths recorded in South Africa in 2016, these stats look at which is the biggest killer, both naturally and unnaturally.