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New vaccine targeting adults, teens could eliminate TB by 2050

Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the Stop TB Department at the World Health Organization found that a vaccine given to adolescents and adults in low- and middle-income countries...

7 October, 2014

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Death toll climbs, as mosquito-borne virus Chikungunya sweeps Americas

Three more victims of virus recorded in Puerto Rica, with thousands infected across region. Three more people have died after becoming infected with a mosquito-borne virus that is raging across Central America, South...

3 October, 2014

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FAO joins new global efforts targeting Ebola and other infectious diseases

FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today stressed the need for controls on animal health to help curb the spread of Ebola and other infectious diseases dangerous to humans, during discussions hosted by U.S...

29 September, 2014

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Gut microbes affect flu vaccine effectiveness

Researchers have discovered that the composition of the microorganisms in the gut affect effectivity of the seasonal flu vaccine. This potentially means that your gut bacteria affect how effective the vaccine will be...

19 September, 2014

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The deadly truth about vaccine denialism

Nearly 15 years ago, the unspeakable happened in AIDS-ravaged South Africa. The nation’s president, Thabo Mbeki, was apparently fooled by posts on Western Internet websites that disputed whether HIV caused AIDS, and he...

19 September, 2014

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Scientist who identified Ebola virus calls for ‘quasi-military intervention’

London-based microbiologist Prof Peter Piot urges creation of UN peacekeeping force to fight ‘catastrophe’ in west Africa. The microbiologist who helped identify the Ebola virus in 1976 has urged David...

12 September, 2014

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Irish scientists develop improved malaria vaccine

Scientists at University College Cork in Ireland have successfully finished pre-clinical testing of an experimental vaccine against malaria delivered through the skin. The method is an improvement on this type of...

12 September, 2014

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Statement on the WHO consultation on potential Ebola therapies and vaccines

After 2 days of discussion on potential Ebola therapies and vaccines, more than 150 participants, representing the fields of research and clinical investigation, ethics, legal, regulatory, financing, and data...

9 September, 2014

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61 percent fall in female genital warts due to free HPV vaccine

GPs in Australia are managing 61 per cent less cases of genital warts among young women since the introduction of the national human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program, a new study from the University of Sydney...

8 September, 2014

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CDC fears Ebola virus ‘out of control’; human trials on third vaccine to begin early 2015

The Ebola outbreak may be “spiraling out of control” as the Center of Disease Control and Prevention director predicts the virus will only get worse. According to a CBS report, Dr Tom Frieden revealed that...

8 September, 2014

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