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Queensland Health battles two dengue outbreaks

(The Global Dispatch) Queensland Health is reporting two dengue fever outbreaks in the Cairns and Port Douglas areas, according to a recent press release. With the addition of four newly confirmed cases, Cairns is now reporting 50 cases, while Port Douglas is reporting 17. Health officials are working with residents to get the mosquito population Read More »

February 4, 2014
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, International, and Public Health
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allAfrica.com: Uganda: U.S. Agency Says Projects Offer Model for Greater Health Security

February 4, 2014
| Filed under International and Public Health
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After smallpox, now Guinea worm disease to be eradicated

(Times Of India) There were just 148 people worldwide in 2013 with the highly debilitating Guinea worm disease going by provisional estimates. This is a historic low, which holds out the promise that this could be the first disease to be eradicated after small pox.

January 27, 2014
| Filed under South Asia, International, and Public Health
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Drug discovery potential of natural microbial genomes

January 27, 2014
| Filed under Public Health and Research
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NY Blood Center Receives Funding to Develop MERS Vaccine

(Global Biodefense) NYBC’s Laboratory of Viral Immunology at its Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute has received a significant grant to continue development of a vaccine against Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – one of the most dangerous emerging viruses. Lanying Du., Ph.D., Co-head of the laboratory, was awarded more than $400,000 for this program. Read More »

January 22, 2014
| Filed under International, Public Health, and Research
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