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Measles in Madagascar: 29K cases since October

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In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in Madagascar, the outbreak case count has risen to 28,747 since early October. The vast majority of the outbreak cases have been reported in children. Of this...

A healthy volunteer receives an intravenous infusion of mAb114--an experimental treatment for Ebola virus disease--in a Phase 1 clinical trial held at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Md. Image/NIAID

Ebola treatment, mAb114, safe in adults

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The investigational Ebola treatment mAb114 is safe, well-tolerated, and easy to administer, according to findings from an early-stage clinical trial published in The Lancet. Eighteen healthy adults...

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DRC Ebola outbreak tops 700 cases

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In an update on the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Ministry of Health reports 14 additional cases on Tuesday, bringing the total to 713 cumulative...

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South Africa issues alert for travelers to the southern African region

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The National Institute for Communicable Diseases in South Africa are advising travellers returning from the southern African region should be aware of a number of infectious disease risks related to travel...

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CDC: ‘Those never vaccinated against yellow fever should avoid travel to Nigeria during the outbreak’

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice today over the yellow fever outbreak in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centers for Disease Control has reported an ongoing outbreak of...

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Madagascar measles update: 20,000 cases since October

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In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in Madagascar, the Ministry of Public Health (MoH) of Madagascar has reported 19,539 measles cases and 39 deaths since October 2018. Cases were reported from 66...

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Guinea worm cases down slightly in 2018

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In 1986, an estimated 3.5 million human Guinea worm disease cases annually in 21 countries in Africa and Asia. Yesterday, the Carter Center reported that the annual case tally has dropped to 28 in...

Tamar Carter, Ph.D., assistant professor of tropical disease biology at Baylor University Image/Robert Rogers/Baylor University

Malaria mosquito vector, Anopheles stephensi, seen in Ethiopia for 1st time

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A type of mosquito that transmits malaria has been detected in Ethiopia for the first time, and the discovery has implications for putting more people at risk for malaria in new regions, according to a...

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Tanzania anthrax outbreak: Dozens sickened, 4 dead

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The consumption of anthrax tainted meat has been linked to an outbreak of suspected Bacillus anthracis infections in Nzoka village, Momba district of the Songwe Region of Tanzania, according to Tanzanian...

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Polio outbreak confirmed in Mozambique

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Circulation of vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) has been confirmed in Mozambique, according to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). Officials report two genetically-linked circulating...