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EXPLAINER: What's with the confusion over masks?
A lot of the effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus comes down to a seemingly simple concept: Wearing a mask.
Nov 18, 2020
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Liberia announces two more confirmed Ebola cases (Update)
Liberia said Wednesday a teenager who died of Ebola fever had spread the virus to at least two more people, confirming the first outbreak of the tropical disease for months.
Jul 1, 2015
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UN says 736 meningitis cases, 61 deaths this year in Niger
Sixty-one people have died of meningitis since January in Niger, the United Nations said Tuesday, despite mass vaccinations to prevent a possible epidemic.
Mar 29, 2016
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China's human H7N9 bird flu cases pass 100 in January
The number of human cases of H7N9 bird flu in China this month has passed 100, according to an AFP tally, as the worst-hit province ordered live poultry markets in major cities to be closed.
Jan 28, 2014
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Saudi reports new MERS death, infections in Jeddah (Update)
A Saudi man has died of MERS in the western city of Jeddah, where authorities have sought to calm fears over the spreading respiratory illness, the health ministry said Wednesday.
Apr 16, 2014
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Sierra Leone releases last four people from Ebola quarantine
Four people who had been in contact with Sierra Leone's last known Ebola case were declared free of the disease and released from quarantine Thursday, health authorities said.
Feb 11, 2016
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China reports three new H7N9 bird flu deaths
Three Chinese people have died of the H7N9 bird flu, the state news agency Xinhua said on Tuesday, adding to a spike in cases this year.
Feb 4, 2014
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Three H7N9 cases in same Chinese family, Xinhua reports
Three members of the same Chinese family have contracted H7N9 bird flu in the province worst-affected by the current spike in cases, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Jan 29, 2014
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Countries tighten rules as world coronavirus deaths pass 750,000
The total number of people killed by the novel coronavirus around the world passed 750,000 on Thursday, with some countries toughening control measures as caseloads once again creep up.
Aug 13, 2020
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WHO plays down China bird flu fears
The World Health Organisation on Tuesday played down fears over a strain of bird flu which has killed two people in China, but said it was crucial to find out how the virus infected humans.
Apr 2, 2013
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