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Ebola vaccinations in east Congo to start today after new case

Thu, 2022-08-25 12:50 — mike kraft

Ebola vaccinations in east Congo to start on Thursday after new case An Ebola vaccination campaign will start in the Congolose city of Beni on Thursday after a new case of the virus was confirmed this week, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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WHO: COVID deaths down by 15%, cases fall nearly everywhere, but deaths increased in Africa

Wed, 2022-08-24 21:29 — mike kraft

WHO: COVID deaths down by 15%, cases fall nearly everywhere GENEVA (AP) — The number of coronavirus deaths reported worldwide fell by 15% in the past week while new infections dropped by 9%, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. In its latest weekly assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.N. AP NEWS

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Bavarian Nordic seeks to expand monkeypox vaccine capacity

Wed, 2022-08-24 14:15 — mike kraft

Bavarian Nordic vows to boost monkeypox vaccine supply to combat shortfall Bavarian Nordic, the maker of the only approved monkeypox vaccine, said on Wednesday it was exploring the viability of using technically expired doses to help bridge a growing gap between demand and supply due to the current outbreak. Natalie Grover,Stine Jacobsen Reuters

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Analysis: Experts question reliance on monkeypox vaccine with little data, short supply

Tue, 2022-08-23 22:30 — mike kraft

Analysis: Experts question reliance on monkeypox vaccine with little data, short supply A reliance on vaccines in short supply and questions over their best use are hampering efforts to curb the global spread of monkeypox which has hit dozens of countries for the first time, health officials say. Jennifer Rigby,Natalie Grover Reuters

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Ebola:New case reported in Congo, WHO approves two new treatments

Mon, 2022-08-22 14:16 — mike kraft

New Ebola case confirmed in eastern Congo, linked to previous outbreak A new case of Ebola virus has been confirmed in the city of Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB) said on Monday. Reuters Reuters

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Ebola: WHO recommends use of two antibody drugs against Ebola

Fri, 2022-08-19 13:10 — mike kraft

WHO recommends use of two antibody drugs against Ebola The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday recommended two monoclonal antibody treatments against Ebola, saying the use of such drugs combined with better care had "revolutionised" the treatment of a disease once seen as a near-certain killer. Reuters Reuters

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Overview: Asia, Sweden, Africa, Israel developments

Fri, 2022-07-08 15:55 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus China is reducing scrutiny of citizens' travel history for COVID-19 monitoring, requiring that a mandatory mobile app show the previous seven days of travel, down from 14. Reuters Reuters

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Democratic Republic of the Congo declares 14th Ebola outbreak over

Thu, 2022-07-07 14:43 — mike kraft

The Democratic Republic of the Congo declares 14th Ebola outbreak over | WHO | Regional Office for Africa Brazzaville/Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of the Congo today declared the end of the Ebola outbreak that erupted less than three months ago in Mbandaka, the capital of Equateur Province in the northwest. It was the third outbreak in the province since 2018 and the country’s 14th overall. WHO | Regional Office for Africa

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Mmonkeypox study shows differing symptoms

Wed, 2022-07-06 22:14 — mike kraft

Study on monkeypox outbreak shows differing symptoms All but 3 of 52 patients had lesions and rashes on their genitals or anal regions. CIDRAP

A new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases found that the clinical profile in recent monkeypox cases is different than in past events, with fatigue and fever less common and genital skin lesions more likely.

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U.N. agencies warn of "looming catastrophe" in world food situation

Wed, 2022-07-06 21:55 — mike kraft

World hunger rising as U.N. agencies warn of "looming catastrophe" World hunger levels rose again last year after soaring in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Ukraine war and climate change threatening starvation and mass migration on an "unprecedented scale" this year, according to U.N. agencies. Maytaal Angel Reuters

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