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First it was smallpox, now tropical infection poised to become second human disease ever eradicated

(Daily Mail) Scientists are on the verge of killing off a parasite that had plagued the human race since ancient times. Cases of Guinea worm disease have fallen by 99 per cent from 3.5million cases in 1986 to 1,060 in 2011. The disease has affected the poorest communities in Africa and is now found in Read More »

July 11, 2012
| Filed under Africa, Europe, South Asia, and Public Health
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US Government Expands Population Eligible to Receive Bavarian Nordic’s Smallpox Vaccine in an Emergency

(Reuters) KVISTGAARD, Denmark, July 11, 2012 – Bavarian Nordic A/S (OMX: BAVA) announced today that the U.S. government has expanded the population that is eligible to receive its attenuated smallpox vaccine, IMVAMUNER , during an emergency. In the event of a public health emergency involving smallpox, the government may now authorize the use of IMVAMUNER Read More »

July 11, 2012
| Filed under Europe, North America, and Public Health
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Mexico to import eggs to offset H5N1 induced price surge

(WorldPoultry.net) Economy secretary Bruno Ferrari announced that Mexico is preparing to import up to 119,748 tonnes of eggs to prevent a surge in prices as a consequence of a bird-flu outbreak in the western state of Jalisco, the Latin American Herald Tribune reports. The government is ready to suspend duties on egg imports from countries Read More »

July 10, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Public Health
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Link between dengue fever and climate change in the US

(DigitalJournal.com) US scientists have made a prediction about the future spread of dengue fever in the US, in relation to the changing climate. Researchers based at the Texas Tech University have examined the spread of dengue fever in the US and have assessed the impact of the spread of the mosquito carried disease in relation Read More »

July 10, 2012
| Filed under North America, Public Health, and Research
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Jakarta and its public health issues

(Jakarta Post) Jakarta, with more than 10 million inhabitants, is one of the largest urban areas in the world. Of course, Jakarta has a lot of problems, and health care is one of them. Jakarta, despite having 341 community health centers (Puskesmas) and more than 4,000 integrated health service posts (Posyandu), is still battling preventable Read More »