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Nipah Breakthrough: Japan To Begin First Human Vaccine Trial In April
A team of researchers in Japan has announced a clinical trial to confirm a vaccine's efficacy against the deadly Nipah virus in humans.
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Pig Meat Leads To Life-Threatening Infection For American Man: Report
A Florida man unknowingly contracted a rare infection from feral pig meat, which infiltrated his defibrillator. After identifying the infection as Brucella suis, doctors successfully treated him with antibiotics.
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Africa's Health Ministry Declares Mpox A Public Health Emergency; All You Need To Know
Mpox Health Emergency In Sierra Leone: This declaration of public health emergency in Africa serves as a stark reminder of the ever-evolving challenges in infectious disease management.
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This Infectious Disease Is Likely To Be Biggest Emerging Problem In 2025
Influenza A subtype H5N1, or bird flu has been infecting dairy cattle in several US states and found in horses in Mongolia.
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"Maximum Alert" In Gabon After First Case Of Mpox Detected
Gabon has reported its first case of mpox in a man who had returned from a trip to Uganda, its health ministry said. Cases of the infectious disease, formerly known as monkeypox, have been surging in East Africa, but have also been detected in Asia.
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Scientists On Alert As Illness With Rapid Dementia Symptoms Emerges
CJD symptoms are similar to those of Alzheimer's disease but worsen much faster, often leading to death within a year.
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Pink Eye Epidemic Sweeps Parts of Pakistan, Infects Hundreds Of Thousands Of People
Millions of children have been instructed to remain at home due to the emergence of 13,000 new cases of viral conjunctivitis within a single day.
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Bacteria With Natural Antibiotic, Antimicrobial Resistance Discovered in Antarctica
Researchers from University of Chile found that the Pseudomonas bacteria, one of the predominant bacteria groups in the Antarctic Peninsula, can be a source of 'resistance genes'. These bacteria are said to carry natural antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance and have the potential to spread out of the polar regions.
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China PCR-Test Purchases Spiked Just Before First Covid Cases: Report
The Chinese province that was the initial epicenter of the Covid-19 outbreak made significant purchases of equipment used to test for infectious diseases months before Beijing notified international authorities of the emergence of a new coronavirus.
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Release "Medical Records" Of Wuhan Lab Workers, Dr Fauci Asks China: Report
Top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has called on China to release the medical records of nine people whose ailments might provide vital clues into whether COVID-19 first emerged as the result of a lab leak, the Financial Times repor
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Nipah Breakthrough: Japan To Begin First Human Vaccine Trial In April
A team of researchers in Japan has announced a clinical trial to confirm a vaccine's efficacy against the deadly Nipah virus in humans.
-
Pig Meat Leads To Life-Threatening Infection For American Man: Report
A Florida man unknowingly contracted a rare infection from feral pig meat, which infiltrated his defibrillator. After identifying the infection as Brucella suis, doctors successfully treated him with antibiotics.
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Africa's Health Ministry Declares Mpox A Public Health Emergency; All You Need To Know
Mpox Health Emergency In Sierra Leone: This declaration of public health emergency in Africa serves as a stark reminder of the ever-evolving challenges in infectious disease management.
-
This Infectious Disease Is Likely To Be Biggest Emerging Problem In 2025
Influenza A subtype H5N1, or bird flu has been infecting dairy cattle in several US states and found in horses in Mongolia.
-
"Maximum Alert" In Gabon After First Case Of Mpox Detected
Gabon has reported its first case of mpox in a man who had returned from a trip to Uganda, its health ministry said. Cases of the infectious disease, formerly known as monkeypox, have been surging in East Africa, but have also been detected in Asia.
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Scientists On Alert As Illness With Rapid Dementia Symptoms Emerges
CJD symptoms are similar to those of Alzheimer's disease but worsen much faster, often leading to death within a year.
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Pink Eye Epidemic Sweeps Parts of Pakistan, Infects Hundreds Of Thousands Of People
Millions of children have been instructed to remain at home due to the emergence of 13,000 new cases of viral conjunctivitis within a single day.
-
Bacteria With Natural Antibiotic, Antimicrobial Resistance Discovered in Antarctica
Researchers from University of Chile found that the Pseudomonas bacteria, one of the predominant bacteria groups in the Antarctic Peninsula, can be a source of 'resistance genes'. These bacteria are said to carry natural antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance and have the potential to spread out of the polar regions.
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China PCR-Test Purchases Spiked Just Before First Covid Cases: Report
The Chinese province that was the initial epicenter of the Covid-19 outbreak made significant purchases of equipment used to test for infectious diseases months before Beijing notified international authorities of the emergence of a new coronavirus.
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Release "Medical Records" Of Wuhan Lab Workers, Dr Fauci Asks China: Report
Top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has called on China to release the medical records of nine people whose ailments might provide vital clues into whether COVID-19 first emerged as the result of a lab leak, the Financial Times repor
