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Dengue Outbreak in Parrita, Costa Rica

(TheCostaRicanTimes) A 20-year-old resident of Parrita this week became the first case of dengue hemorrhagic fever detected in recent years in Costa Rica. Recently the Parrita clinic has been treating on average about 20 cases a day. The current situation in Parrita is so large that it has overwhelmed dengue patients services to a point  Read More »

Eradicating the Foot and Mouth Disease from Pakistan

(ExpressTribune) “Studies suggest that 35-50% of all animals are exposed to the virus by the time they reach one year of age,” he says. This number is high, which is why the US is working to control this and other important diseases of livestock in Pakistan. “But this must be a programme with complete and  Read More »

Somalia records its first wild polio case since 2007

(Nature) A 32-month-old girl living near Mogadishu was recently paralysed by wild poliovirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on 11 May. It is Somalia’s first case caused by wild poliovirus since March 2007.

First Case of Novel Coronavirus in France

(GlobalBiodefense) French health authorities today announced a 65-year old citizen is hospitalized in intensive care with an acute respiratory infection after having contracted the emerging novel coronavirus (nCoV).

New antiviral treatment could significantly reduce global burden of hepatitis C

(EurekAlert) Around 150 million people globally are chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) – a major cause of liver disease and the fastest growing cause of liver transplantation and liver cancer. 1 New prevention strategies are urgently required as people are continuing to be infected with HCV. Findings, published in Hepatology, reveal the  Read More »

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