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Never-Before-Seen Viruses In China Raise Concerns For Future Pandemics
Scientists say that the viruses have a "high probability" of infecting humans if they ever cross the species barrier.
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El Nino's Fierce Heat Carries New Risk Of Resurgent Deadly Viruses
The return of El Nino after nearly four years is raising the specter of extreme weather, economic pain, and agricultural disruption across the globe. Now add another unpleasant effect to the mix: a resurgence of tropical diseases.
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Nepal Reports Suspected Case Of Monkeypox: Report
Monkeypox: A 26-year-old Nepalese national who returned from Dubai was admitted to a tropical and infectious disease hospital in Nepal's Kathmandu on Thursday after he exhibited symptoms of monkeypox.
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COVID-19 Virus Piggybacks Only Black Carbon Emission: Study
A new study conducted by the Pune-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology suggests that COVID-19 virus piggybacks only black carbon emitted during biomass burning and not all PM2.5 particles.
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Malaysia Reports First Locally Transmitted Zika Case
Malaysia reported its first locally transmitted case of the mosquito-borne Zika virus on Saturday, news likely to add to fears of a full-blown outbreak in the tropical nation.
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West Africa Marks End Of Deadly Ebola Outbreak
Liberia said today it was free of Ebola, meaning there are now no known cases in west Africa of the tropical virus that has left more than 11,300 people dead in the region since late 2013.
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Liberia Health Ministry Declares Latest Ebola Outbreak Over
Liberia's health ministry said on Thursday the country was free of Ebola, meaning there are no known cases of the deadly tropical virus left in west Africa.
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Brazil's Anti-Zika War Goes House To House
Sao Paulo resident Juliana Matuoka always thought her stunning tropical flowers were something to appreciate from afar. Now, however, they are enemy territory.
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Did Brazil, Global Health Agencies Fumble Zika Response?
Last January, long lines formed outside health clinics in Recife, a city in Brazil's northeast hit hard in recent years by outbreaks of dengue, a painful tropical disease.
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Tropical Asia Braces For Zika As Thailand Appears To Steer Clear
Tropical Southeast Asian countries said on Friday they were bracing for the mosquito-borne Zika virus, with Malaysia saying it could "spread quickly" if introduced, but Thailand appeared to be bucking the trend with just a handful of cases a year.
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What You Need To Know About The Zika Virus
Zika, which the World Health Organization says is "spreading explosively" across the Americas, is transmitted by the same mosquitoes that also carry other tropical viruses such as dengue and yellow fever. Global health officials are alarmed because of its potential link to brain defects in infants as well as a rare syndrome that can lead to paralys...
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Doctors On Call: Should India Worry About Zika Virus?
Zika is causing a widening health scare across tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, where it has spread to over 20 countries.
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2 American Airlines Offering Refunds For Travel To Zika Areas
Two major US airlines are offering refunds to passengers worried about the Zika virus outbreak in many tropical countries.
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Scientists Hope a Deadly Virus May Help Fight Brain Cancer
People facing one of medicine's most dreaded diagnoses may someday have an unlikely source of hope: Injections that treat some types of brain cancer with part of a deadly tropical virus.
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Liberia Announces 2 More Confirmed Ebola Cases
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.
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Never-Before-Seen Viruses In China Raise Concerns For Future Pandemics
Scientists say that the viruses have a "high probability" of infecting humans if they ever cross the species barrier.
-
El Nino's Fierce Heat Carries New Risk Of Resurgent Deadly Viruses
The return of El Nino after nearly four years is raising the specter of extreme weather, economic pain, and agricultural disruption across the globe. Now add another unpleasant effect to the mix: a resurgence of tropical diseases.
-
Nepal Reports Suspected Case Of Monkeypox: Report
Monkeypox: A 26-year-old Nepalese national who returned from Dubai was admitted to a tropical and infectious disease hospital in Nepal's Kathmandu on Thursday after he exhibited symptoms of monkeypox.
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COVID-19 Virus Piggybacks Only Black Carbon Emission: Study
A new study conducted by the Pune-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology suggests that COVID-19 virus piggybacks only black carbon emitted during biomass burning and not all PM2.5 particles.
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Malaysia Reports First Locally Transmitted Zika Case
Malaysia reported its first locally transmitted case of the mosquito-borne Zika virus on Saturday, news likely to add to fears of a full-blown outbreak in the tropical nation.
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West Africa Marks End Of Deadly Ebola Outbreak
Liberia said today it was free of Ebola, meaning there are now no known cases in west Africa of the tropical virus that has left more than 11,300 people dead in the region since late 2013.
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Liberia Health Ministry Declares Latest Ebola Outbreak Over
Liberia's health ministry said on Thursday the country was free of Ebola, meaning there are no known cases of the deadly tropical virus left in west Africa.
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Brazil's Anti-Zika War Goes House To House
Sao Paulo resident Juliana Matuoka always thought her stunning tropical flowers were something to appreciate from afar. Now, however, they are enemy territory.
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Did Brazil, Global Health Agencies Fumble Zika Response?
Last January, long lines formed outside health clinics in Recife, a city in Brazil's northeast hit hard in recent years by outbreaks of dengue, a painful tropical disease.
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Tropical Asia Braces For Zika As Thailand Appears To Steer Clear
Tropical Southeast Asian countries said on Friday they were bracing for the mosquito-borne Zika virus, with Malaysia saying it could "spread quickly" if introduced, but Thailand appeared to be bucking the trend with just a handful of cases a year.
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What You Need To Know About The Zika Virus
Zika, which the World Health Organization says is "spreading explosively" across the Americas, is transmitted by the same mosquitoes that also carry other tropical viruses such as dengue and yellow fever. Global health officials are alarmed because of its potential link to brain defects in infants as well as a rare syndrome that can lead to paralys...
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Doctors On Call: Should India Worry About Zika Virus?
Zika is causing a widening health scare across tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, where it has spread to over 20 countries.
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2 American Airlines Offering Refunds For Travel To Zika Areas
Two major US airlines are offering refunds to passengers worried about the Zika virus outbreak in many tropical countries.
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Scientists Hope a Deadly Virus May Help Fight Brain Cancer
People facing one of medicine's most dreaded diagnoses may someday have an unlikely source of hope: Injections that treat some types of brain cancer with part of a deadly tropical virus.
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Liberia Announces 2 More Confirmed Ebola Cases
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.
