Pediatrics
Measles outbreak in Ohio declared over after 85 cases
A central Ohio measles outbreak among children who were not fully vaccinated is now over, public health officials announced Saturday.
Feb 6, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
1 in 5 pregnant people found to lack measles immunity
Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that one in five newborn babies may not have measles antibodies passed down from their ...
Feb 3, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Malawi cholera death toll passes 1,000
A cholera outbreak in Malawi has killed more than 1,000 people, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday as the country ran out of vaccines.
Jan 24, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Explaining the Malawi cholera outbreak
Malawi's worsening cholera crisis is the result of long-term neglect of the country's water supplies and water testing urgently needed, specialists say.
Jan 20, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nigeria confirms diphtheria outbreak; 25 dead in one state
Nigerian health authorities confirmed an outbreak of diphtheria Friday and reported that 25 people, most of them children, have died so far in one of the worst-hit states in the country's north.
Jan 20, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Can 'digital traces' from internet searches and social media predict outbreaks of COVID-19?
Your Google searches and Twitter accounts alert marketers about what items you might like to purchase. But could they also serve as an early warning system when COVID-19 levels are about to take off?
Jan 19, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Worst cholera outbreak in decades kills 750 people in Malawi
The worst cholera outbreak to affect Malawi in two decades has now claimed 750 lives, a government minister said, while the World Health Organization chief described the southeast African country as among the hardest-hit ...
Jan 12, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Uganda declares end to deadly Ebola outbreak
Uganda on Wednesday declared an end to an Ebola virus outbreak that emerged almost four months ago and claimed the lives of 55 people.
Jan 11, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Waning immunity most consistent with recent mumps outbreaks
A waning immunity model is most consistent with recently observed resurgent outbreaks of mumps in countries with high vaccine coverage, according to a study published online Jan. 9 in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...
Jan 10, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Uganda set to declare end of Ebola outbreak
Uganda said on Monday it was expecting to declare an end to an Ebola virus outbreak that emerged late last year and has claimed the lives of at least 56 people.
Jan 9, 2023
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