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South Australia: Risk of mosquito-borne diseases highest in a decade

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 South Australia (SA) Health is warning the public of the risk of mosquito-borne diseases due the effect of the La Niña currently underway. The most common disease spread by...

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COVID-19 vaccines: Moderna to file for FDA EUA

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Massachusetts based biotechnology company, Moderna, announced today that the primary efficacy analysis of the Phase 3 study of mRNA-1273 conducted on 196 cases confirms the high...

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Lyme disease guidelines released: Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 New evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease have been developed by a multidisciplinary panel led by the Infectious...

SARS-CoV-2 mutations do not appear to increase transmissibility

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 None of the mutations currently documented in the SARS-CoV-2 virus appear to increase its transmissibility in humans, according to a study led by UCL researchers. The analysis...

Africa: Chad measles vaccination campaign postponed, Polio cVDPV2 vaccination campaign resumes

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported updates on two important vaccination campaigns in the north-central Africa nation...

Pakistan men’s cricket team members test COVID-19 positive in New Zealand

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 New Zealand health officials report six members of the Pakistan men’s cricket team have tested positive for COVID-19 at their managed isolation facility at the Chateau on the...

England reports increased flu vaccine uptake

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Public Health England reported this week three-quarters (75%) of those aged 65 and over in England received the free vaccine so far this year – up from 72.4% at the end of...

Norway: H5N8 avian influenza detected in wild goose

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Bird flu has been detected in a goose found in Rogaland. The Veterinary Institute has analyzed samples from the bird, which show highly pathogenic bird flu A (H5N8). This virus...

Cyclospora prompts recall of organic basil

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Shenandoah Growers, Inc (Harrisonburg, VA) out of an abundance of caution, has issued a limited, voluntary recall of approximately 15,000 units in select packages, due to a possible...

Pneumonia and rotavirus vaccination programs reduced illness and death in Fiji

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Fiji’s national vaccine program against pneumonia, a serious lung condition, and rotavirus, a common disease which causes severe diarrhoea and vomiting, has reduced illness...