Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Parasitic worms infect dogs, humans
A human infective nematode found in remote northern areas of Australia has been identified in canine carriers for the first time.
Aug 26, 2019
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Cholera pandemic's source discovered
Researchers have used next generation sequencing to trace the source and explain the spread of the latest (seventh) cholera pandemic. They have also highlighted the impact of the acquisition of resistance to antibiotics on ...
Aug 24, 2011
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Iraq confirms 13 cholera cases, scores suspected
A cholera outbreak in Iraq has infected at least 13 people and scores more suspected cases have been sent for analysis, most from the northern Kurdistan region, health officials said Sunday.
Jun 19, 2022
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Researchers find correlation between hookworm infection, extreme poverty and poor sanitation in rural Alabama
Hookworm infection is commonly seen in resource-limited areas of Latin America, China and Africa, but problems with poor sanitation linked to extreme poverty also have resulted in a recurrence or persistence of the infection ...
Sep 7, 2017
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Diarrhoea outbreak kills seven children in Zimbabwe
At least seven children have died from a suspected diarrhoea outbreak which has affected over 6,000 children in two towns in Zimbabwe over the past week, a state newspaper said Sunday.
Oct 16, 2011
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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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Rotavirus vaccination leads to reduced hospitalizations, fewer infant deaths
Vaccination against rotavirus has led to a significant decrease in hospitalisations and deaths of children due to severe diarrhoea in the Western Pacific region, a new study has found.
May 12, 2020
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First cholera outbreak since 2017 kills one in S.Sudan
Cholera has killed one child and infected 30 people in South Sudan, the first resurgence of the illness in nearly five years, health officials said late Saturday.
May 9, 2022
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World 'dangerously unprepared' for next crisis: Red Cross
All countries remain "dangerously unprepared" for the next pandemic, the Red Cross warned on Monday, saying future health crises could also collide with increasingly likely climate-related disasters.
Jan 30, 2023
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New vaccine holds promise in fighting diarrheal disease
Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University have teamed up with OHSU spinoff, Najít Technologies, Inc. to develop a new vaccine that appears to confer immunity to a diarrheal disease that afflicts hundreds of millions ...
Jun 24, 2020
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