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Seventh H5N1 Death; Cambodia World’s Worst Hit This Year

(TheCambodiaDaily) A 2-year-old boy has become the latest victim of avian influenza, bringing the total number of deaths to seven since January 21, and making Cambodia, globally, the country worst hit by the deadly virus so far this year. The toddler from Kampot province’s Angkor Chey district died in the early hours of Tuesday morning Read More »

February 25, 2013
| Filed under South Asia, Biosafety, and Public Health
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White House: Proposed Policy Targets Dual Use Research of Concern

(GlobalBiodefense) OSTP today released for public review and comment a proposed policy aimed at maximizing the benefits of life sciences research while minimizing the odds that the results of such research will be misused. The proposed policy, posted on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Science Safety Security (S3) Website, was crafted collaboratively Read More »

February 25, 2013
| Filed under North America, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Multiple Multistate Outbreaks of Human Salmonella Infections Linked to Live Poultry in Backyard Flocks – February 25, 2013 – Digital Press kit

Salmonella infections don’t just come from contaminated food—they can come from contact with animals, too. Many Salmonella infections occur in people who have contact with certain types of animals.

February 25, 2013
| Filed under Public Health
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Dengue surges worldwide, hits United States and Europe

(FamilyPracticeNewsDigitalNetwork) Dengue infections surged to new worldwide highs last year, along with the first confirmed cases in Florida in more than 50 years, an ongoing outbreak on Europe’s doorstep on the island of Madeira, and a continued rise in cases elsewhere.

February 22, 2013
| Filed under Europe, North America, and Public Health
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Scale-up of HIV treatment in rural South Africa dramatically increases adult life expectancy

(EurekAlert) The large antiretroviral treatment (ART) scale-up in a rural community in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, has led to a rapid and dramatic increase in population adult life expectancy—a gain of 11.3 years over eight calendar years (2004-2011)—and the benefit of providing ART far outweighs the cost, according to new research from Harvard School of Public Read More »