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5 things you should know about Ebola

(NBCNews) An outbreak of Ebola in western Uganda has killed 14 people, according to news reports. Here are five things you should know about this virulent and often deadly infection: What is Ebola? Ebola, officially known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a severe disease caused by the Ebola virus that was first recognized in Africa Read More »

July 30, 2012
| Filed under Africa, North America, Agents & Toxins, and Public Health
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Officials: Ebola breaks out in Uganda

(The Associated Press) KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The deadly Ebola virus has killed 14 people in western Uganda this month, Ugandan health officials said on Saturday, ending weeks of speculation about the cause of a strange disease that had many people fleeing their homes. The officials and a World Health Organization representative told a news Read More »

July 30, 2012
| Filed under Africa and Public Health
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Foot and Mouth Restrictions Lifted

(AllAfrica.com) The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry has announced the lifting of restrictions in the movement of livestock following the successful containment of the Foot and Mouth outbreak that was detected at Masikili village in the Caprivi Region in November last year. The lifting of the restrictions is with immediate effect. In a statement Read More »

July 27, 2012
| Filed under Africa, Agriculture, and Public Health
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UN urges for global moratorium on research using deadly livestock virus

(UN News Centre) The United Nations food agency is calling on countries to comply with a global moratorium on research using the live rinderpest virus to ensure that this deadly livestock disease remains eradicated. “While rinderpest has been successfully eradicated, there may be some virus material that would be useful for research or vaccine development,” Read More »

July 27, 2012
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Public Health, and Research
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Vaccine Home Run

(Forbes) A promising new life-saving vaccine to fight against a known killer cleared an important hurdle, with drugmaker Sanofi announcing today that its vaccine to prevent dengue virus proved effective in a clinical trial in more than 4000 children in Thailand. Dengue is a disease that most Americans have never heard of and will likely Read More »