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The number of cases of the mosquito-borne viral disease, chikungunya, have surpassed the 10,000 mark in Thailand, according to the country’s Bureau of Epidemiology.
Since...
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The Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) announced today a case of measles infection, involving a one-year-old boy with good past health.
The boy developed...
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Peru health officials reported yesterday that 81% of people living with HIV in the country have access to the free antiretroviral treatment provided by the Ministry...
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Brazil health authorities marked the end of the second phase of the Measles Vaccination Campaign Saturday, which began on Nov. 18.
The campaign targeted young people...
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The city of Stavanger in southwestern Norway has reported the death of an 18-year-old high school girl due to meningococcal meningitis.
The girl, who was a student...
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According to Chinese officials, there has been 5 human plague cases in China in 2019.
In this video, the third on this topic in less than a month, I look at the case...
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A warning letter concerning mumps cases on the Université libre de Bruxelles campus was issued last week.
No specific number of mumps cases are mentioned in the...
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In an update on the measles epidemic in Samoa, health officials reported an additional 198 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the outbreak total to 3,728 measles...
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A recent fatal case of Capnocytophaga canimorsus in a 63-year-old, immunocompetent German man led me to do this reminder video on this potentially lethal bacterium.
In...
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The number of dengue fever cases reported in Sri Lanka has taken a upward direction in recent months, already making 2019 the worst dengue year this decade.
During...
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