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Hand foot and mouth disease on the increase in Maldives

(MinivanNews) Health Protection Agency (HPA) has warned people of the spread of hand, foot and mouth disease in the Maldives, local media has reported. HPA reported that the number of confirmed hand, foot and mouth disease cases had increased in some regions since January 2013.

February 27, 2013
| Filed under South Asia and Public Health
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China confirms two foot-and-mouth cases – Shanghai Daily (subscription)

China confirms two foot-and-mouth casesShanghai Daily (subscription)27 (Xinhua) — China on Wednesday confirmed two outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease — in the southern province of Guangdong and southwestern Tibet Autonomous Region. Donghui pig farm in Shange Township of Maoming, Guangdong, reported its 88 …and more »

February 27, 2013
| Filed under Public Health
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DNDi receives BBVA Foundation award for delivering new treatments for neglected diseases

(EurekAlert) Today in Madrid, Spain, the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) received the BBVA Foundation ‘Frontiers of Knowledge and Culture Award for Development Cooperation’. This EUR 400,000 award will be presented at a ceremony in Madrid, Spain, in June of this year. Médecins Sans Frontières Spain nominated DNDi for this award for having delivered Read More »

February 26, 2013
| Filed under Europe and Public Health
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Research suggests malaria can be defeated without a globally led eradication program

(EurekAlert) A researcher at the University of Southampton, working as part of a team from the UK and USA, believes the global eradication of malaria could be achieved by individual countries eliminating the disease within their own borders and coordinating efforts regionally. The team’s findings have been published in the journal Science.

February 26, 2013
| Filed under North America, International, Public Health, and Research
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America Is Not Prepared For A Pandemic Or Bioterrorism Disaster

(TheInquisitr) A new pandemic study maintains that the majority of schools and businesses in the United States are not prepared for such a disaster. The St. Louis University study addressed both response preparedness for bioterrorism attacks and pandemics spurred by infectious disease.