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6 suspected cases of Ebola fever reported in DR Congo

(GlobalTimes) Six suspected cases of Ebola fever were reported between May 1 and 12 in the Mongo health zone in Orientale province in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). The revelations were made on Wednesday in a statement released in Kinshasa by the United Nations Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). “Through Read More »

May 30, 2013
| Filed under Africa, North America, Agents & Toxins, International, and Public Health
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Genetic engineering alters mosquitoes’ sense of smell

(EurekAlert) In one of the first successful attempts at genetically engineering mosquitoes, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers have altered the way the insects respond to odors, including the smell of humans and the insect repellant DEET. The research not only demonstrates that mosquitoes can be genetically manipulated using the latest research techniques, but paves Read More »

May 29, 2013
| Filed under Africa, North America, Agents & Toxins, International, Public Health, and Research
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Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly closes with concern over new global health threat

(WHO) After seven days of intense discussions, the 66th World Health Assembly (WHA) concluded with agreement on a range of new public health measures and recommendations aimed at securing greater health benefits for all people, everywhere. In all, 24 resolutions and 5 decisions were adopted by the nearly 2000 delegates representing the World Health Organization’s Read More »

May 28, 2013
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, North America, South America, International, Public Health, and Research
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Mosquito survey identifies reservoir of disease

(EurekAlert) A large scale, five year study of mosquitoes from different ecological regions in Kenya, including savannah grassland, semi-arid Acacia thorn bushes, and mangrove swamps, found a reservoir of viruses carried by mosquitoes (arboviruses) that are responsible for human and animal diseases. This research, published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Virology Journal, highlights the Read More »

May 10, 2013
| Filed under Africa and Research
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Feeding 25 million Ghanaians: Are we going for GM crops or traditional crops?

(SpyGhana) How would farmers in Ghana who have for so many years been using traditional seeds and methods to farm be convinced that the GM crops and its seeds are better for them, for that matter they should go for them? Africa Agriculture Technology Foundation (AATF) has said Agriculture is under threat in Africa. According Read More »