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Polio virus is ‘enemy of humankind’
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Polio virus is ‘enemy of humankind’

Sixty years after the first successful polio vaccine trial, the disease has been wiped out in much of the world, but violence, conspiracy theories and lack of cash keep it from disappearing. “The world is closer than...

2 April, 2013
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Safer vaccine created without virus
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Safer vaccine created without virus

British scientists have developed a “holy grail” vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease that is safer and more resilient than current vaccines, according to an article published in the journal PLOS Pathogens on Wednesday...

1 April, 2013
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Malaria vaccine stops working after 4 years
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Malaria vaccine stops working after 4 years

A new vaccine that has raised hopes of becoming a potent new tool in the battle against malaria seems to stop working in children after four years, according to research published recently. The vaccine candidate –...

28 March, 2013
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Global alert over deadly bat virus
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Global alert over deadly bat virus

Experts on infectious diseases warn people to stay away from bats worldwide after the recent death of an eight-year-old boy bitten in Australia. The boy last month became the third person in the country to die of...

26 March, 2013
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World TB Day
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World TB Day

March 24 marked World TB Day, commemorating the date in 1882 when the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis was announced. World TB Day serves to raise awareness about TB issues and to support worldwide TB control...

25 March, 2013
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