Avian flu and pandemic flu
- “America’s disease sentinels overtaxed,” March 29, 2006
- “Ghosts of vaccines past,” December 18, 2005
- “U.S. ill-prepared for pandemic,” October 23, 2005
- “Southeast Asia braces for the worst,” February 22, 2005
- “Smuggled birds may harbor avian flu,” December 6, 2004
- “China’s bird flu claim suspect,” February 15, 2004
- “Still battling the ‘bird flu’,” January 25, 1998
- “Hong Kong case recalls ’97 outbreak,” February 21, 2003
- “Rare Hong Kong virus could bring worldwide epidemic,” December 17, 1997
- “Virus common to birds kills boy in China,” August 21, 1997
Hurricane Katrina
- “Wounded psyches will be tough to fix,” September 25, 2005
- “Animal victims find refuge,” September 19, 2005
- “Medical system strains to cope in Louisiana,” September 15, 2005
- “Emerging land is tainted,” September 18, 2005
- “CDC stalks disease on Gulf,” September 12, 2005
- “CDC flies in to deal with health crisis,” September 5, 2005
Gulf War Syndrome
"A Fire That Scorches Us All" stories and resources related to the 1918 influenza pandemic and to modern research into the character of the 1918 virus
- February 2001: Taubenberger and colleagues try a 1918 gene in lab mice.
- November 1999: Samples from Svalbard unexpectedly yield results.
- August 1998: The Duncan team in Svalbard.
- August 1998: The Duncan team prepares to go to Svalbard.
- February 1998: Johan Hultin's Alaska expedition.
- December 1997: The Hong Kong H5N1 outbreak.
- October 1997: The 1918 experience, the Taubenberger team, the Duncan team, the continued problem of pandemic planning.
Emerging and re-emerging diseases
Polio
- “Dreaded disease has new life,” June 12, 2005
- “Partners track stubborn disease's crippling resurgence,” April 28, 2005
- “Warm Springs artisans fought polio's damage,” April 25, 2005
- “Ethnic strife halts polio war,” May 16, 2004
- “Warm memories of a dark time,” April 13, 2001
- “Pains, problems arise when polio strikes again,” June 25, 2000
- “Stamping out polio: Millions line up,” December 20, 1999