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Science & Disease
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H5N1-infected teenager now in ‘critical condition’ say Canadian doctors
[ad_1] A Canadian teenager hospitalised with suspected H5N1 bird flu is now in critical condition, health authorities said…
November 13, 2024
Climate change blamed for major outbreak of mosquito-borne virus in Pakistan’s biggest city
[ad_1] Climate change is to blame for the spread of a debilitating, mosquito-borne virus that is piling pressure…
November 1, 2024
Egypt declared ‘malaria-free’ after almost a century of work to eradicate the disease
[ad_1] Egypt has been declared ‘malaria-free’ by the World Health Organization (WHO), in what it has called a…
October 23, 2024
Why the next pandemic may ‘catch us napping’ despite all we’ve learned from Covid
[ad_1] But while great scientific and technological strides were made when countries came together to fight Covid-19, epidemics…
October 14, 2024
Rwanda introduces partial travel ban to fight Marburg spread
[ad_1] Rwanda has banned anyone who has been exposed to Marburg virus from leaving the country as it…
October 10, 2024
Bird flu kills 47 tigers, three lions and a panther at Vietnamese zoos
[ad_1] On a global scale, experts are especially concerned about the seemingly unstoppable outbreak of bird flu in…
October 4, 2024
First cases of Oropouche detected in Europe
[ad_1] The first cases of Oropouche have been detected in Europe, days after two women died in Brazil…
August 8, 2024
At least 32 dead in worst outbreak of Chandipura virus in over 20 years
[ad_1] Surveillance is also being conducted across nearly 20,000 homes across the state for the presence of sandflies…
July 23, 2024
Slow testing could undermine our bird flu response
[ad_1] The number of cow herds across the US testing positive for avian flu influenza (H5N1) continues to…
May 22, 2024
Inflammation drug could be repurposed to treat toxic snake bites
[ad_1] A drug used to treat inflammation could be repurposed to treat toxic snake bites from African spitting…
May 4, 2024