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China reports three H7N9 infections, two fatal
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China reports three H7N9 infections, two fatal

Chinese health officials yesterday announced three severe respiratory infections, two of them fatal, from H7N9 influenza, a subtype that has not been known to infect humans before. The announcement of the H7N9...

3 April, 2013
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More HIV cases among Chinese students
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More HIV cases among Chinese students

The number of Chinese students infected with HIV increased by 24.5 percent year-on-year in 2012, and sex between men was the main cause of the new infections, a senior health expert said. There were 1,700 students...

2 April, 2013
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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
3 min read
Virus is opportunity to protect public
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Virus is opportunity to protect public

Few will forget the sense of global concern when, in 2003, a mysterious virus killed nearly 800 people. The SARS virus – a type of coronavirus that originated in rural China but spread to 37 countries – was...

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
4 min read
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
2 min read