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Tourists no longer need ten-year Yellow fever booster, says World Heath Organisation
London :: United Kingdom | 2 days ago
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20 May 2013 Traveller heading to parts of the world where yellow fever is prevalent no longer need a ten-year booster jab against the disease, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. One is enough: Traditionally tourists have been asked to get
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Tree health policy to 'stop spread'
London :: United Kingdom | 2 days ago
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UK Tree health recommendations aim to 'stop the spread' Environment reporter, BBC News Non-native pests and diseases can affect a woodland's long-term ecology Strengthening biosecurity at UK borders and a plant health risk register would help protect
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Africa: Five Concept Notes From Early Applicants Have Been Endorsed, and Have Moved to the Grant-Making Stage
San Salvador :: El Salvador | 2 days ago
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Three of the concept notes are from the country coordinating mechanism (CCM) in Myanmar (one for each disease). The others are from CCMs in El Salvador (HIV) and Zimbabwe (HIV). This information was contained in the 15 May issue of the Global Fund's
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West Nile virus deaths hit record last year
New York City :: NY :: USA | 2 days ago
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U.S. health officials say last year was the worst ever for West Nile virus deaths. The final tally reported last week was 286 deaths or two more than the record set in 2002. But there were far fewer illnesses overall, and fewer serious cases than in
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Saudi coronavirus work stymied at Canadian lab
Winnipeg :: Canada | 3 days ago
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The National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg is working with a sample of the new coronavirus that's causing clusters of infections abroad - but can't share the material with other researchers across the country despite the public health urgency.
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Travellers nightmare: Yellow fever vaccine st...
Mumbai :: India | 3 days ago
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With the only government-run production unit for yellow fever vaccine in Kasauli out of order for nearly two years, most authorised vaccine centres in the country are fast running out of stock. This has prompted the Ministry of Health to issue
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Travel Alert: Dengue Fever in Thailand
Bangkok :: Thailand | 3 days ago
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The disease, which is transmitted by mosquitos, can be fatal, and there is no vaccine or medicine to prevent it. Thousands of cases have been reported since the beginning of the year, with 33 deaths reported as of April 30th, particularly in the
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The week in review: The ‘Yes,' answer from Maharani
Palembang :: Indonesia | 3 days ago
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The 20-year-old woman initially tried to avoid the prosecutor's question as to why Ahmad Fathanah had given her the money when they met in a hotel in Jakarta in January. They were found together, both of them naked, by investigators from the
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Jewish NGO fights Chagas Disease
Buenos Aires :: Argentina | 3 days ago
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Every year, the World Health Organization celebrates International Chagas Day, a date to remember a neglected tropical disease, which still affects millions in Latin America and the Caribbean and is spreading to other parts of the world. In
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Ministry site on...
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | 4 days ago
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46 am The Ministry of Health yesterday launched a website to keep the public informed of the developments and its preventive methods against the new coronavirus, which has infected 31 people in the Kingdom.
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