A single-dose dengue vaccine produced by Butantan Institute in São Paulo state (Brazil) prevents development of the disease in 79.6% of those vaccinated, according to an article published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Feb 1, 2024
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The new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in more European countries on Saturday, just days after being identified in South Africa, leaving governments around the world scrambling to ...
Nov 28, 2021
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Fully vaccinated people in England were one-third as likely to test positive for COVID-19, according to an ongoing survey of the population released on Wednesday.
Aug 4, 2021
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Russian scientists say the country's Sputnik V vaccine appears safe and effective against COVID-19, according to early results of an advanced study published Tuesday in a British medical journal.
Feb 2, 2021
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Guinea has confirmed its first case of mpox, the health ministry in the West African nation said Wednesday, without giving further details.
Sep 4, 2024
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Uganda has detected its first two cases of mpox (monkeypox), the health ministry said on Saturday, a day after the Africa Union allocated $10.4 million in funding to combat the outbreak.
Aug 4, 2024
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The first-ever deaths from the Oropouche virus, a little-known disease spread by the bites of infected midges and mosquitoes, have been recorded in Brazil.
Jul 26, 2024
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Brazil has recorded the world's first Oropouche virus deaths, the country's health ministry said Thursday, after two women died of the illness spread by infected flies and mosquitos.
Jul 26, 2024
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Burundi has detected its first three cases of mpox, the health ministry announced Thursday, raising fears that a new, deadlier strain of the virus had crossed the border.
Jul 25, 2024
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South African health authorities say two people have died this week after contracting mpox, and it appears there is local transmission of the disease.
Jun 13, 2024
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