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Targeting mosquito-borne disease with data
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Targeting mosquito-borne disease with data

Abundance of data has created new ways to gather insights All eyes are on Rio as much for Olympic highlights as it is for the unfolding Zika health crisis. But with 42 countries and territories reporting confirmed...

12 August, 2016
5 min read
Travelers import superbugs
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Travelers import superbugs

Many tourists returning from India were found colonized with multidrug-resistant “superbugs.” Microbiologists at the Institute for Infectious Diseases of the University of Bern, Switzerland, also isolated a...

22 July, 2016
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Hepatitis ‘kills more than AIDS and TB’
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Hepatitis ‘kills more than AIDS and TB’

Deaths linked to hepatitis have surpassed those caused by Aids, TB and malaria, according to data from 183 countries. Viral hepatitis has become a leading cause of death and disability in the world, killing more people...

11 July, 2016
2 min read
New Ebola virus may cause disease in humans
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New Ebola virus may cause disease in humans

Researchers in the UK have highlighted the potential for the emergence of the new form of Ebola virus The Reston virus, a member of the Ebola virus family known to circulate in domestic pigs in Asia, may acquire...

30 March, 2016
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An ounce of prevention
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An ounce of prevention

Crises of infectious diseases are becoming more common. The world should be better prepared. One of the sobering lessons of the Ebola crisis was how ill-prepared the world was for such a deadly disease. It is terrifying...

28 March, 2016
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