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Combination of oral, injectable polio vaccine used for first time in outbreak

(The Vancouver Sun) A new report says the first ever trial where oral and injectable polio vaccine were given at the same time to try to quell an outbreak has produced encouraging results. The vaccination campaign, in and around Somali refugee camps in Kenya, resulted in high vaccination coverage, despite concerns that it would be  Read More »

Bones Tell Black Death Story

(The Scientist Magazine) Twenty-five skeletons uncovered in London last year appear to have been part of a larger burial ground for plague victims. DNA sequenced from teeth pulled from the remains confirmed the presence of Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that causes both bubonic and pneumonic plague. The skeletons were found when tunnels were being dug  Read More »

Worst foot and mouth disease outbreak in decade

(The Times of India) The outbreak of foot and mouth disease that spelt doom for cattle and farmers in 2013-14 was the worst attack recorded in the state during the past decade. Documents procured by TOI through RTI reveal that the livestock numbering 64,260 were infected and 6,100 deaths were reported in 2013. The magnitude  Read More »

Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in West Africa 151 Cases, 95 Deaths

(Infection Control Today) As of April 7, 2014, a cumulative total of 151 clinically compatible cases, including 95 deaths had officially been reported from Guinea. Laboratory investigations continue at the Institut Pasteur (IP) Dakar laboratory in Conakry (65 samples tested, of which 34 are positive by PCR for ebolavirus) and at the European Union Mobile  Read More »

Growers welcome biosecurity review

(Radio New Zealand News) A team of about 80 biosecurity officials has been sent to Whangarei after the discovery on Tuesday of another male fruit fly in a surveillance trap in the suburb of Parihaka, 400 metres from where one was found in January this year. The insect is considered one of the biggest threats  Read More »

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