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Inroads to a better Ebola vaccine
As the world focuses on finding a COVID-19 vaccine, research continues on other potentially catastrophic pandemic diseases, including Ebola and Marburg viruses.
May 18, 2020
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EU calls for independent probe of WHO's pandemic response
The European Union and other countries on Monday called for an independent evaluation of the World Health Organization's response to the coronavirus pandemic "to review experience gained and lessons learned."
May 18, 2020
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COVID-19 may compound the social and economic burdens of Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) is expected to reach over 14 million cases worldwide by 2040. As longevity increases, so does the number of persons living with PD. Writing in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease (JPD), scientists ...
May 12, 2020
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Statisticians work on different fronts to help understand and find solutions in the battle against COVID-19
Statistics is often thought of as an abstract branch of mathematics that relies on complex theoretical models and equations; for the layperson, the applications of such abstract modeling is not always immediately apparent.
May 11, 2020
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Italy eases lockdown, U.S. haltingly lifts some restrictions
Millions of people were allowed to return to work in Italy on Monday as Europe's longest coronavirus lockdown started to ease, while the U.S. took halting steps to lift some of its own restrictions even as tens of thousands ...
May 4, 2020
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During outbreak, most pregnant women had high Zika awareness
(HealthDay)—Pregnant women had a high level of awareness about Zika virus during the 2016 outbreak, according to a study published in the May issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases.
May 4, 2020
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Japan set to extend virus emergency to May 31
Japan's government prepared Monday to extend its nationwide state of emergency to the end of May as it braces for a lengthy battle against the coronavirus pandemic.
May 4, 2020
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UN: New polio outbreak in Niger after vaccination suspended
The World Health Organization says Niger has been struck by a new outbreak of polio, following the suspension of immunization activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Apr 29, 2020
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Iran says no longer at 'red' status, reports 93 new virus deaths
Iran's health ministry said on Friday that the virus-hit country was no longer at "red" status as it announced another 93 deaths from its COVID-19 outbreak.
Apr 24, 2020
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Genomic tracking reveals rise and fall of COVID-19 in Guangdong Province
A new study led by researchers at Oxford and Guangdong Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention describes the epidemiology and genetic make-up of the COVID-19 outbreak in China's most populous region, and shows how early ...
Apr 23, 2020
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