During the late summer of 1999, New York City recorded an unusual number of cases of encephalitis (inflammation of the brain). At the same time, the Bronx Zoo reported a massive death of birds and mammals.
Sep 18, 2023
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India has curbed public gatherings and shut some schools in the southern state of Kerala after two people died of Nipah, a virus from bats or pigs that causes deadly fever, officials said Thursday.
Sep 14, 2023
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In 1970s India, the physician and epidemiologist Larry Brilliant played an important role in efforts that eradicated smallpox caused by the deadliest form of the virus, variola major. Since then, he has continued his public ...
Mar 31, 2023
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For vulnerable premature babies, an incubator in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a lifesaver, but the consequences can last a lifetime. Many studies have shown that the NICU is a noisy environment and that babies ...
Mar 27, 2023
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A rare parasitic disease that has long been documented in Europe seems to have taken root in the United States.
Nov 17, 2022
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A UK study published by The BMJ today has found evidence for "substantial" monkeypox transmission before symptoms appear or are detected (known as pre-symptomatic transmission).
Nov 2, 2022
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If you get infected with COVID-19, the time from infection to possible onset of symptoms—the incubation period—is significantly shorter now than it was at the beginning of the pandemic, new research shows.
Aug 23, 2022
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During the currently evolving outbreak of monkeypox cases worldwide, 31 cases have been confirmed in the Netherlands up to 31 May 2022. Efforts to stop the spread of infection focus on active case finding, contact tracing ...
Jun 16, 2022
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While omicron continues to infect people across Australia and the world, many people who've already had COVID will likely be re-exposed to the virus.
Feb 11, 2022
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A case of monkeypox in a traveler who returned to the United States from Nigeria is being investigated by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the Maryland Department of Health.
Nov 17, 2021
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