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Risk of Mad Cow Now Found To Be Negligible in U.S. Beef

(FoodSafetyNews) A powerful world panel is recommending that the United States be dropped to the lower “negligible” risk classification for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or Mad Cow Disease, an opinion praised by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.

February 21, 2013
| Filed under North America and Public Health
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Uganda: The Power of Prevention During Epidemic Outbreaks

(AllAfrica) When it comes to Ebola hemorrhagic fever, you can’t be too careful. It remains one of the most lethal viruses known to man and there is no known cure. Its highly infectious and contagious nature means that an outbreak of the fever must be immediately identified and isolated. This was the situation in late Read More »

February 19, 2013
| Filed under Africa and Public Health
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Novel coronavirus infection – update

(WHO) The United Kingdom (UK) has informed WHO of another confirmed case of infection with the novel coronavirus (NCoV). This is the third case confirmed in the country this month and is in the same family cluster as the two recently confirmed cases.

February 18, 2013
| Filed under Europe and Public Health
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New strain of dengue further exposes Paraguay’s population to spreading dengue

(MercoPress) Paraguay health officials have detected a new strain of the tropical mosquito-transmitted disease dengue identified as serotype 4, the first case reported since last year which expands significantly the population’s exposure. Likewise the latest official report indicates 26 confirmed dengue deaths and over 13.000 infected.

February 18, 2013
| Filed under South America and Public Health
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Yellow fever death reported in in Cochabamba, Bolivia – The Global Dispatch

Yellow fever death reported in in Cochabamba, BoliviaThe Global DispatchAbout 15% of the time the disease may progress to a severe hemorrhagic fever. There is a “period of calm” of a few hours to a day. This stage of the disease is characterized by jaundice and hemorrhagic symptoms like bleeding out the nose, gingival …