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Global Health Cast Edition 3

Third Edition of the Global Health Cast presented by Prof. Schmitt and Dr. Sanicas. Topics Covered: 00:00 Introduction 01:00 COVID-19 update and news 05:08 Can scientists/physicians make a difference in debunking...

27 June, 2022

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Vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks on the rise in Africa

Brazzaville – Africa is witnessing a surge in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases over the past year. Almost 17,500 cases of measles were recorded in the African region between January and March 2022, marking a...

29 April, 2022

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Afghanistan faces raging measles outbreak

At least 74 children have died following an outbreak of measles in Afghanistan’s northern province of Badakhshan, a provincial official said on 6. Feb 2022. Most of the children who lost their lives were living in...

15 February, 2022

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Samoa’s measles epidemic is part of a global, unprecedented resurgence of cases

Imagine a disease outbreak so severe that if you’re not vaccinated, you flag your home with a red cloth outside your door — so vaccinators can find you. That is what is happening in Samoa, a Pacific Ocean island...

13 December, 2019

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Measles killing more people than Ebola in Congo, Doctors Without Borders says

Measles has killed 2,758 people in Congo since January, more than the Ebola epidemic in a year, medical NGO Doctors Without Borders said, and called for a “massive mobilization of funds.” The disease, preventable with a...

19 August, 2019

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Vaccinations create ‘umbrella of immunity’ against global measles outbreaks, says UNICEF

According to UNICEF, widening pockets of unvaccinated children have created a pathway to the measles outbreaks currently spreading around the world. “The ground for the global measles outbreaks we are witnessing today...

25 April, 2019

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Deadly measles discovery stuns scientists

The virus stays dormant in the brain for years until it awakens causing seizures and coma with no survivors. Scientists have discovered a deadly complication with the measles virus that could potentially kill children...

1 November, 2016

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Turns out the measles vaccine is even more important than we thought

The effectiveness of the measles vaccine has been well established, but now researchers have discovered that the vaccine may offer protective effects far beyond what we thought. Measles of course is well known as a...

15 June, 2015

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Rubella virus officially eliminated from the Americas

The disease joins the ranks of polio and smallpox It’s official: rubella, a disease that can be deadly for fetuses, has been eliminated from the Americas. The news was announced today by a scientific panel...

4 May, 2015

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Vaccination must be scaled up in Ebola-affected countries

A growing risk of outbreaks of measles, pertussis, and other vaccine-preventable diseases in countries affected by Ebola must be countered by urgent scaling up of routine immunization activities, according to the World...

12 April, 2015

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