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Ebola in Sierra Leone ‘spreading quickly’- campaign group
BBC: The Africa Governance Initiative (AGI) found that in rural parts of Sierra Leone the virus is spreading nine times faster than two months ago
- November 3, 2014
- | Filed under Africa, International, and Public Health
Doctors Mystified by Paralysis in Dozens of Children
TheNewYorkTimes: More than 50 children in 23 states have had mysterious episodes of paralysis to their arms or legs, according to the CDC.
- November 3, 2014
- | Filed under North America and Public Health
Finally, some good news in Liberia: WHO says rate of new cases appears to be slowing down
TheWashingtonPost: WHO say that there is strong evidence that the rate of new Ebola cases in Liberia is declining for the first time since the crisis began.
- October 30, 2014
- | Filed under Africa, International, International, and Public Health
WHO welcomes Swissmedic approval of Ebola vaccine trial at Lausanne University Hospital
WorldHealthOrganization: The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the approval by Swissmedic, the Swiss regulatory authority for therapeutic products, for a trial with an experimental Ebola vaccine at the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV). This marks the latest step towards bringing safe and effective Ebola vaccines for testing and implementation as quickly as possible.
- October 30, 2014
- | Filed under International, Countermeasures, and Public Health
Improved data reveals higher global burden of tuberculosis
WorldHealthOrganization: Recent intensive efforts to improve collection and reporting of data on tuberculosis (TB) are shedding new light on the epidemic, revealing that there are almost half a million more cases of the disease than previously estimated.
- October 23, 2014
- | Filed under International, International, and Public Health