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Vaccines will prevent 20 million deaths in poor countries since 2001: UNC study

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Vaccination efforts made in the world’s poorest countries since 2001 will have prevented 20 million deaths and saved $350 billion in health-care costs by 2020, according to a new study from the University...

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India reports 1300 H1N1 deaths year to date

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India has seen a huge increase in cases and deaths from Influenza A (H1N1) through Aug 2017 compared to last year, according to data from the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP). Through...

Michigan: West Nile virus activity high throughout the state

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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the state’s first human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) for 2017.  Four cases of WNV have been confirmed; two residents of Montcalm County,...

Nicaragua reports 1600 ‘pink eye’ cases in past week

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Health officials in Nicaragua has reported 1,613 conjunctivitis, or “pink eye” cases in the past week affecting 52 cities across the country, bringing the total cases year-to-date to 11,364,...

Sepsis education: CDC launches ‘Get Ahead of Sepsis’

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today launched Get Ahead of Sepsis, an educational initiative to protect Americans from the devastating effects of sepsis. This initiative emphasizes the...

French Guiana reports fatal yellow fever case, 1st in two decades

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Several days ago a ProMED-Mail report described a yellow fever case in French Guiana on the northeast coast of South America (computer translated). On Wednesday, WHO published a report on the case with...

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The Hajj: a threat to infectious disease prevention?

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By Jaclyn Guerrero, Epidemiologist at Metabiota, the pioneer in epidemic risk modeling This week, millions of Muslims will make their pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, known as the Hajj. For observant...

Pet turtles linked to multistate Salmonella Agbeni outbreak

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An outbreak of thirty-seven Salmonella cases reported in 13 states since May has prompted a investigation by federal and state authorities. The outbreak has been linked to contact with pet turtles. The outbreak...

WA Health reports 4th measles case in Perth

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Western Australians are being alerted to a spike in the number of measles cases in Perth, caused by local transmission. WA Health Medical Coordinator Prevention and Control Program, Professor Paul Effler...

Chagas disease: Benznidazole is the first treatment approved by the FDA

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to benznidazole for use in children ages 2 to 12 years old with Chagas disease. It is the first treatment approved in the United...