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Dengue virus becomes more dangerous

The dengue virus has adapted. No longer does the virus breed only in freshwater bodies. Recent samples have shown it multiplying even in sewage puddles abundant across Karachi. In the two-room dengue surveillance cell...

28 March, 2014

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Measles eliminated in four Western Pacific countries – WHO

The World Health Organization has declared the elimination of measles in four of 37 areas it covers in the Western Pacific, a region that is home to more than 1.8 billion people and includes some of the world’s poorest...

24 March, 2014

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Unicef, WHO, government reestablish national immunization program

The United Nations Children’s Fund, (Unicef), World Health Organization (WHO) and the government have joined to re-establish the national immunization program by rebuilding the cold chain infrastructure which was...

24 March, 2014

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Long-term booster schedules with AS03A-adjuvanted heterologous H5N1 vaccines induces rapid and broad immune responses in Asian adults

The pandemic potential of avian influenza A/H5N1 should not be overlooked, and the continued development of vaccines against these highly pathogenic viruses is a public health priority. Methods: This open-label...

17 March, 2014

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HIV vaccine: ‘Immunity Project’ launches crowdfunding for Phase I clinical trial, but critics persist

A world in dire need of an HIV vaccine; new research indicating the presence of human “controllers” who naturally keep the virus in check; and a veteran anesthesiologist with capital, poise, and the guts to dream big in...

21 February, 2014

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Preparing for a dengue fever vaccine: why Brazil’s ahead of the game

Six dengue vaccine candidates are in various stages of clinical development but developing countries will not receive the benefits if planning does not start now. Dengue fever is now endemic in more than 125 countries...

17 February, 2014

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Breast cancer vaccine developed by Australian scientists can stop disease returning

A vaccine that can prevent breast cancer returning has been developed by Australian scientists and could be on the market within five to ten years. Trials of the vaccine in 31 women have shown it slashes the rate of...

17 February, 2014

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Scientists create powerful flu vaccines from silkworm DNA

Researchers said they have developed a new method of creating large amounts of flu vaccine by using the genetic code of silkworms. They said the new procedure is quicker and less costly than conventional methods. The...

17 February, 2014

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Diseases resurface with decline in vaccinations

Despite the continuing technological and scientific advances in medicine, old disease threats are starting to resurface as public health problems. Some argue that we are rapidly approaching a “post-antibiotic” era due...

17 February, 2014

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Discovery may aid vaccine design for common form of malaria

A form of malaria common in India, Southeast Asia and South America attacks human red blood cells by clamping down on the cells with a pair of proteins, new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St...

3 February, 2014

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