By Rhishja Larson •
September 22, 2009

Wildlife experts fear that the spread of an AIDS-like virus could force already threatened koalas into extinction.
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) populations are in serious decline - victims of habitat loss, domestic dog predation, vehicular deaths, and bushfires.
Sadly, a new and deadly danger is facing the iconic koala: The koala retrovirus.
By Govind Singh •
August 10, 2009
Over half a dozen people have died in India with swine flu in the last one week. Newer cases are being reported by the hour even as a nation wide alert has been sounded. The Swine Influenza Virus (SIV) that was first reported in citizens returning from abroad has now spread in all parts of the country.

Cities that are worst hit are closing schools, shopping malls, theaters and other public places. Screening centers authorized for carrying out the H1N1 test are flooded with unwell people eager to get tested even as the Government struggles to keep panic at bay.
By Kay Sexton •
February 19, 2009
In Kenya there’s a quiet disaster happening, and it’s reaching epidemic proportions …