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DRC reports new Ebola contamination
DR Congo authorities Friday indicated fresh cases of Ebola contamination in two localities as they battle an epidemic that has killed 652 to date.
Mar 29, 2019
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Zika virus detected in second Indian state
India's Zika outbreak is spreading, with officials saying Sunday that the mosquito-borne virus has been detected in the western state of Gujarat after nearly 150 cases were reported this year in neighbouring Rajasthan.
Oct 28, 2018
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Zika detection breakthrough a potential lifesaver
A cheap and effective tool that could save lives by helping health authorities target mosquitos infected with Zika virus has been developed by researchers from the University of Queensland and colleagues in Brazil.
May 23, 2018
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Deadly plague slowing down in Madagascar: authorities
A plague outbreak that has claimed 128 lives in Madagascar has slowed down, health authorities on the island nation said Tuesday, citing a decline in the numbers of the infected and dying.
Oct 31, 2017
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Over 50 people have died in Chad cholera outbreak
The Chadian government said Thursday that more than 50 people have died of cholera in Chad where authorities have since declared an outbreak.
Sep 21, 2017
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Measles outbreak kills 30 in Romania
A measles outbreak affecting several European countries has killed 30 people in Romania, most of them children, health authorities in Bucharest said on Friday.
Jun 23, 2017
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Yemen cholera death toll mounts to 209: UNICEF
A cholera outbreak in Yemen has killed 209 people in recent weeks with 17,200 suspected cases across the war-torn country, the United Nations children's agency said Wednesday.
May 17, 2017
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More die as mysterious illness spreads to Liberia capital
More people have died following the outbreak of a mysterious illness that began in southeastern Liberia but has spread to the capital, with 12 unexplained deaths so far, health authorities told AFP Tuesday.
May 2, 2017
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Mathematical models accurately predict real-life malaria outbreaks
Malaria is just one of many potentially fatal illnesses that spread through the same mechanism: mosquitoes draw blood from infected humans during blood meals then inject that infection into other humans during later meals. ...
Apr 25, 2017
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Yellow fever in the Americas: Current outbreak warrants close watch
The unusually large outbreak of yellow fever now occurring in rural Brazil deserves careful attention by world health authorities, notes Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious ...
Mar 8, 2017
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