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Bangladesh: 39 infected with anthrax in Meherpur

(BD News 24) Meherpur – Thirty-nine people have been found infected with anthrax in Gangni upazila of Meherpur district. Of the infected, 17 are undergoing treatment at the Gangni Upazila Health Complex while the remaining have already received treatment. Resident physician of the health complex Dr Anwarul Islam told bdnews24.com on Saturday that an ailing Read More »

July 18, 2011
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, South Asia, and Public Health
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WHO Says World Better Prepare for Next Influenza Pandemic

(VOA News) The World Health Organization says the world is better prepared for the next influenza pandemic than it was in the past. More than 100 public health experts have wrapped up a three-day meeting in Geneva to review a Global Action Plan for Influenza Vaccines that was developed in 2006, and to develop a Read More »

July 18, 2011
| Filed under Europe, North America, International, and Public Health
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Hendra Virus Facts

(Medical News Today) University of Queensland researchers have produced batches of a monoclonal antibody, which may offer hope as a potential therapeutic for Hendra virus infection in humans. The batches have been developed in UQ’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN).

July 15, 2011
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Agents & Toxins, and Public Health
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Tracking Public Health Trends With Twitter

(Medical News Today) Twitter allows millions of social media fans to comment in 140 characters or less on just about anything: an actor’s outlandish behavior, an earthquake’s tragic toll or the great taste of a grilled cheese sandwich. But by sifting through this busy flood of banter, is it possible to also track important public Read More »

July 11, 2011
| Filed under North America and Public Health
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Editorial: Bioterrorism and the Vital Role of Family Physicians

(AAFP News) By Mark Harris, M.D., M.P.H., and Kevin Yeskey, M.D. It has been almost a decade since the anthrax attacks of 2001. In response to that crisis, which began only one week after the 9/11 attacks, America has made major strides in protecting itself from a similar calamity in the future. The Public Health Read More »