Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
China locks down 21 million in Chengdu in COVID-19 outbreak
Chinese authorities have locked down Chengdu, a southwestern city of 21 million people, following a spike in COVID-19 cases.
Sep 1, 2022
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World monkeypox outbreak tops 50,000 cases
More than 50,000 monkeypox cases have been recorded in the global outbreak, WHO figures showed Wednesday, though transmission is slowing in the virus hotspots of Europe and the United States.
Aug 31, 2022
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Health
84 people now sickened in E. coli outbreak tied to wendy's restaurant lettuce
A total of 84 people across four states have now been made ill by E. coli, in an outbreak possibly tied to contaminated lettuce used in sandwiches sold at Wendy's restaurants.
Aug 26, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study demonstrates clinical, financial impact of patient exposure to ill healthcare worker in long-term care facility
A study conducted by researchers in Japan shows that the presence of one ill healthcare worker in a long-term care facility led to respiratory infections among 17 patients and more than $12,000 in total medical costs. Findings ...
Aug 25, 2022
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NIH experts review monkeypox challenges
Lessons learned from the public health responses to the HIV and COVID-19 pandemics should help guide the response to the current outbreak of monkeypox, National Institutes of Health experts write in an editorial published ...
Aug 24, 2022
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Vaccination
Swiss to buy monkeypox vaccines after criticism over delay
Switzerland, which until now has had no access to monkeypox vaccines, will buy a total of 100,000 doses, including 40,000 jabs aimed to rein in the current outbreak, Bern said Wednesday.
Aug 24, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Africa braces against Marburg virus after Ghana cases
Africa must ramp up its surveillance and detection infrastructure in the light of an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Ghana, public health leaders have warned.
Aug 23, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Congo reports new Ebola case linked to previous outbreak
A new case of the Ebola virus has been confirmed in Congo's eastern Beni city, Congo's ministry of health announced Monday, saying it is linked to a previous outbreak.
Aug 23, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Experts provide overview of latest clinical information on monkeypox
As the monkeypox outbreak continues and the U.S. has declared monkeypox a public health emergency, Mayo Clinic experts have published a special article in Mayo Clinic Proceedings to provide clinicians with a focused overview ...
Aug 22, 2022
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DR Congo investigates suspected Ebola case
The Democratic Republic of Congo is investigating a suspected case of Ebola in its violence-wracked east, the World Health Organization said Saturday, just weeks after the end of a previous epidemic.
Aug 21, 2022
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