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NIH to launch early Ebola vaccine trial in September

The USA will launch an early-stage trial in September of an experimental vaccine against Ebola, the deadly viral disease that has killed 729 people in the largest outbreak in history. The National Institutes of Health...

1 August, 2014

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Online information most cost-effective means of increasing MMR uptake, research finds

Giving parents access to a website containing information about the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is the most cost-effective way of increasing its uptake, new University of Leeds research has found. Informing...

1 August, 2014

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Beware of Hepatitis, the ‘silent epidemic’ more deadly than HIV

Kenyans in their millions dread HIV, the infectious virus responsible for Aids. However, the dreaded scourge is being shoved aside by a more lethal virus infecting Kenyans and putting millions of lives at great risk. It...

29 July, 2014

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After 2015: infectious diseases in a new era of health and development

The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have provided a framework for accelerating the decline of infectious diseases, backed by a massive injection of foreign investment in low-income countries. The MDG...

29 July, 2014

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Big Data strategy to revolutionise infectious disease diagnosis

Public Health England have drawn together advanced data tools to better their diagnosis and surveillance of life-threatening infectious diseases. The Department of Health’s executive agency Public Health England is...

22 July, 2014

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Early HIV drugs ‘may not stop virus’

HIV can rapidly form invulnerable strongholds in the body, dashing hopes that early treatment might cure the virus, according to new research. A baby was thought to have been cured with treatment hours after birth, but...

22 July, 2014

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Researchers move closer to disrupting malaria parasite development

Scientists undertaking a “Herculean study” in malaria parasite development recently announced that they are getting closer to disrupting the lifecycle of the parasite—one of the world’s deadliest diseases. Researchers...

18 July, 2014

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Trial: Dengue shot offers some protection

The most advanced vaccine for dengue only offers modest protection but could still help millions of people avoid the devastating effects of the disease known as “breakbone fever,” according to a large trial...

18 July, 2014

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Extra dose of polio vaccine boosts immunity in children under 5 years old

Giving children under 5 years old an extra dose of inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) helps to boost their immunity to the poliovirus and should be added to vaccination programmes in polio-endemic countries and those...

18 July, 2014

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Infectious diseases experts issue guidance on health-care personnel attire

Recommendations to help prevent health-care-associated infections transmitted through clothing. New guidance from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) provides recommendations to prevent...

16 July, 2014

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