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Ebola outbreak declared over, Chapare virus human-to-human transmission

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In this episode, I look at two of the biggest stories (outside of COVID-19) during the past week. The first is the 11th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

Switzerland: New HIV diagnoses down in 2019

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 For the third year in a row, Switzerland has reported less than 500 new HIV cases, according to the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH). In 2019, 421 new cases were reported....

Kyrgyzstan reports 28 botulism cases in first 10 months of 2020

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Health officials in Kyrgyzstan are reporting 28 foodborne botulism cases through Oct. 2020, prompting a warning for the public. Of the 28 cases, 19 were reported in the Osh region. In...

Measles in South Sudan: Nearly 700K vaccinated in recent campaign

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) announced today that more  than 690,000 children aged 6 – 59 months were vaccinated since the second phase of the measles follow up campaign...

College student alcohol use up during COVID-19 pandemic

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 While it’s no secret that many college students drink alcohol, how COVID-19 affected these behaviors and patterns is the focus of recent research published in the journal...

Health Security: What is it?, Who are the major players? and Lessons learned from COVID-19 pandemic

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By Robert Herriman  @bactiman63 US and global health security-what is it, what was the genesis and how prepared are we? These are some of the things I look at in this interview with experts in the field. In...

COVID-19 vaccine: University of Oxford announces positive high-level results in clinical trials

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Vaccitech’s scientific founders at University of Oxford announce positive high-level results from an interim analysis of clinical trials of AZD1222 in the UK and Brazil. Phase 3 interim analysis including...

Combination Covid-19 + Universal Influenza Vaccine: Vivaldi Biosciences Files Patent Application

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Vivaldi Biosciences, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing genetically engineered intranasal vaccines for viral respiratory diseases, today announced it has filed...

Influenza drug, Xofluza, receives expanded approval

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved indication for Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) to include post-exposure prevention of influenza (flu) for patients...

Illinois COVID-19 cases rise, Chicago Mayor Lightfoot launches more restrictions

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 On Saturday, Illinois health officials reported 11,891 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 127 additional deaths. This...