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WHO: Yellow fever outbreak kills 178 in Angola
The World Health Organization says the worst yellow fever outbreak in decades has killed 178 people in Angola.
Mar 24, 2016
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Pandemic vs. endemic vs. outbreak: Terms to know
Understanding epidemiological terms such as pandemic, endemic and outbreak can be confusing, especially as more news emerges about Zika virus and dengue fever.
Mar 23, 2016
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Microscopic structures of vegetable surfaces contribute to foodborne illness
Foodborne illness outbreaks do more than make us sick. Not only can the U.S. economy suffer as a result of reduced worker productivity, particular sectors of the farming industry can experience negative consumer perception, ...
Mar 23, 2016
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How the world stopped Ebola
New research has found the successful end to the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in West Africa was due to a coordinated response and the accepted traditional measures of control used in past outbreaks.
Mar 15, 2016
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Children's Hospital Colorado experts publish article on the 2014 enterovirus D68 outbreak
From August to September 2014, a typically slow time for respiratory viruses, a nationwide outbreak of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) left resources constrained for Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) and pediatric ...
Mar 1, 2016
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Zika virus medical countermeasures, challenges and opportunities
The Zika virus epidemic was not anticipated, and the world was not prepared. At the beginning of January 2016, a volunteer assembly of industry experts, infectious disease outbreak specialists, academics and thought leaders ...
Mar 1, 2016
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Experimental Ebola antibody protects monkeys
Scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, and colleagues have discovered that a single monoclonal antibody—a protein that attacks viruses—isolated ...
Feb 25, 2016
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Researchers discover new Ebola-fighting antibodies in blood of outbreak survivor (Update)
A research team that included scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has identified a new group of powerful antibodies to fight Ebola virus.
Feb 18, 2016
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Evidence grows for Zika role in brain damage
Evidence piled up Thursday implicating the Zika virus in a surge of brain damaged babies in Latin America, with two reports of the disease found in the neural tissue of affected infants.
Feb 11, 2016
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101 die in Nigeria from Lassa fever outbreak
A growing Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has killed 101 people, as West Africa battles to contain a flare-up of the virus, according to data from the nation's health authorities released Saturday.
Feb 6, 2016
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