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Results of dengue vaccine trial in over 4000 Thai children: Experts respond

(ScienceDaily) Researchers from France and Thailand have trialled a dengue vaccine in over 4000 Thai children. While overall there was no difference between the number of dengue cases recorded following vaccination, secondary tests showed that the vaccine was effective against three of the four dengue viruses. Dengue is not caused by a single virus, but  Read More »

Ebola outbreak kills 15 in eastern Congo

(CBS News) An outbreak of the Ebola virus has killed 15 people in northeastern Congo and the local communities are quickly learning how frighteningly deadly the disease is, and how to prevent its spread. “Ebola entered my house and I did not know what it was,” said Gabriel Libina Alandato, who survived the hemorrhagic fever.  Read More »

Dengue claims first victim of the year

(The International News) A 78-year-old woman died of dengue hemorrhagic fever on August 31, the first such death in the city this season, the Provincial Dengue Surveillance Cell reported on Wednesday. Officials refused to disclose the name of the patient or the name of the private hospital where she had been under treatment. Additionally, another  Read More »

Ebola Strikes 30 in Northeastern Congo, Kills 14, WHO Reports

(BloombergBusiness) An outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever killed 14 people in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo by Sept. 1, the World Health Organization said. Thirty cases of the virus have been reported around the town of Isiro in Congo’s Orientale province since last month, the Geneva-based organization said in a Sept. 2 report, while 169  Read More »

Ebola in Uganda – update

(World Health Organization) There have been no new confirmed cases of Ebola haemorrhagic fever reported in Kibaale district, Uganda, since 3 August 2012, indicating that the outbreak is coming to an end. A total of 24 probable and confirmed cases including 17 deaths have been reported since the beginning of the outbreak. Of these, 11  Read More »

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