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Beware pet 'bearded dragons': CDC says they could carry salmonella
(HealthDay)—What next, 2020?
Oct 2, 2020
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Statistics say large pandemics are more likely than we thought
The COVID-19 pandemic may be the deadliest viral outbreak the world has seen in more than a century. But statistically, such extreme events aren't as rare as we may think, asserts a new analysis of novel disease outbreaks ...
Aug 23, 2021
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Large, delayed outbreaks of endemic diseases possible following COVID-19 controls
Measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 through non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) such as mask wearing and social distancing are a key tool in combatting the impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. These actions ...
Nov 10, 2020
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Why it's important to tell people that monkeypox is predominantly affecting gay and bisexual men
Monkeypox virus, or MPXV, is an emerging threat to public health. The World Health Organization recently declared the current outbreak a global public health emergency.
Aug 15, 2022
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Coronavirus: new disease spreading in Asia revives SARS fears
After Thailand detected its second case of a mysterious SARS-linked virus this week following confirmed cases in China and Japan, here are a few key points about coronavirus.
Jan 17, 2020
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If monkeypox spreads through sexual contact, is it an STD?
For most of the six decades that monkeypox has been known to affect people, it was not known as a disease that spreads through sex. Now that has changed.
Jul 28, 2022
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Nearly a half-million poultry deaths: There are 3 avian influenza outbreaks in Victoria. Should we be worried?
As we navigate a global human pandemic, avian influenza (or "bird flu") has been detected in domestic poultry across Victoria.
Oct 7, 2020
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Outbreak of a rare, polio-like syndrome likely prevented, postponed by social distancing
Social distancing not only helped slow the spread of COVID-19—it also may have prevented the transmission of an outbreak of a rare polio-like syndrome, according to Princeton University researchers.
Mar 10, 2021
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Japan launches human trial of new Ebola vaccine
Japanese scientists will begin the country's first human trial for a new vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus this month, they said Friday.
Dec 6, 2019
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Which COVID-19 models should we use to make policy decisions?
With so many COVID-19 models being developed, how do policymakers know which ones to use? A new process to harness multiple disease models for outbreak management has been developed by an international team of researchers. ...
May 7, 2020
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