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New vaccine can cut malaria risk by 70%
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New vaccine can cut malaria risk by 70%

A team of researchers led by a Japanese professor has developed a vaccine that cuts the risk of malaria in humans by some 70 percent, according to a recent article published in the U.S. journal PLOS One. If the vaccine...

31 May, 2013
2 min read
Virus ‘a threat to entire world’
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Virus ‘a threat to entire world’

The new Sars-like respiratory illness, which has killed more than half of the people who have been infected with it, is a “threat to the entire world”, theWorld Health Organisation (WHO) has warned. Experts...

31 May, 2013
2 min read
Threat to measles elimination plans
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Threat to measles elimination plans

Outbreaks of measles are putting Europe’s commitment to eliminate the disease by 2015 under threat, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Levels of vaccination have been too low in some countries...

9 May, 2013
4 min read