Among policymakers who worry about it at all, optimists think a severe pandemic is a once-in-a-century event. But before the onset of the 2014 Ebola epidemic, most people, including policymakers, ...

Among policymakers who worry about it at all, optimists think a severe pandemic is a once-in-a-century event. But before the onset of the 2014 Ebola epidemic, most people, including policymakers, ...

A core group of so-called disease detectives, who track outbreaks, was apparently spared. But other young researchers are out ...

Boston, New York City and Philadelphia; Summer 1798; more than 5,000 dead Concurrent epidemics hit the nation's three major cities. 4. Baltimore; Summer 1800; 1,200 dead As the 19th century wore ...

In June 1832, two events stirred up political conflict in Lower Canada: the Place d'Armes by-election, which turned into a tragedy costing several lives, and the cholera epidemic. At the beginning ...