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Poliomyelitis in Chad

Chad is experiencing outbreaks of both wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1 – 65 cases in 2011) and wild poliovirus type 3 (WPV3 – three cases) reports the World Health Organization (WHO). The WPV3 outbreak has been...

13 June, 2011

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Dramatic fall in meningitis A cases after new vaccine introduction

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger report the lowest number of confirmed meningitis A cases ever recorded during an epidemic season this year

10 June, 2011

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Rainy season to worsen Chad cholera outbreak

A cholera outbreak that has killed more than 100 people in Chad could worsen this June as the rainy season starts in the Central African country, Oxfam warned on Wednesday.

8 June, 2011

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New Malaria vaccine begins clinical trial in Africa

The RTS,S Malaria vaccine, developed by pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI), began its third clinical trial in Africa today.

3 June, 2011

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