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MERS virus found in Saudi Arabian bat

Scientists have found the mysterious MERS virus in a bat in Saudi Arabia. An international research team said the bat virus is an exact match to the first known human case of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). The...

23 August, 2013

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Can a usable H7N9 vaccine be made? Pending research should offer clues soon

Can a usable vaccine against the H7N9 bird flu virus be made? Studies that are about to start should offer clues soon, says the director of the U.S. government program spearheading the work. Four flu vaccine...

19 August, 2013

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New Malaria vaccine confirmed to be effective and safe

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) confirmed that the new malaria vaccine PfSPZ is safe to use and effective in providing protection against malaria. Based on results from an early stage...

19 August, 2013

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Climate change affects disease spread worldwide

Human risk of disease from carriers that might respond to higher temperatures is complicated by other factors. Some like it hot: more protozoans can infect the monarch butterfly as climates become milder; nematode...

19 August, 2013

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Vaccination appears to have halted a Meningitis outbreak

A bacterial meningitis outbreak among gay and bisexual men in New York City that had raised fears of a new AIDS-type epidemic has subsided after an aggressive vaccination campaign, leaving city health officials...

15 August, 2013

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CDC recommends immunizations for adults

Thousands of adults in the U.S. suffer serious health problems or even die from vaccine-preventable diseases, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. The CDC said that few adults realize...

15 August, 2013

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Camels prime suspects in deadly Saudi virus outbreak

People infected with a deadly virus that emerged in Saudi Arabia last year may have caught it from one-humped camels used in the region for meat, milk, transport and racing. In a study into what kind of animal...

12 August, 2013

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Malaria vaccine found safe and protective

A team of researchers found an investigational malaria vaccine has to be safe, to generate an immune system response, and to offer protection against malaria infection in healthy adults. Malaria is transmitted to humans...

12 August, 2013

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As disease rates fall in Africa, EU urged to maintain health aid

African governments are spending more of their own money to combat the AIDS virus, malaria and other health plagues – according to a new report by the United Nations’ AIDS agency and the African Union (AU)...

5 August, 2013

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Bangladesh issues call to action to end preventable child deaths by 2035

The government of Bangladesh issued a call to action to end preventable child deaths in the country by 2035. The government plans to build on the progress made in reducing maternal and child mortality in the past 40...

2 August, 2013

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