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Val Thorens measles outbreak grows to 39 cases: ARS

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In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in Val Thorens in the French Alps, the Regional Health Agency (ARS) reports that at least 39 cases have been reported since January, according to a Le Parisien report...

Malaria in Venezuela: ‘It’s prohibited to list malaria as a cause of death’

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On this weeks episode of the Outbreak News This Week Radio Show, the entire hour was dedicated to the epidemic crisis going on in Venezuela. I was joined by infectious diseases pathologist and clinician...

Madagascar measles outbreak a ‘grave concern’

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The scale of the measles outbreak in Madagascar is of grave concern, as is its geographical spread-World Health Organization In a follow-up on our coverage of the measles outbreak in Madagascar, the World...

Jamaica: Dengue fever surpasses epidemic threshold, Gov’t allocates additional money to battle virus

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The Jamaican Government announced this week that 123 dengue case reports (suspected, presumed and confirmed) were reported in Dec. 2018, prompting officials to allocate an additional $250 million to support...

Ukraine: 54k measles cases in 2018, Vaccination campaign to start in February

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Ukrainian health officials reported this week (computer translated) the measles tally for 2018 and that number was an astounding 54,481. Of this total, 20,204 adults and 34,277 children were affected. In...

Yemen cholera epidemic: Researchers estimate strain came from Africa

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The most likely source of the cholera epidemic in Yemen has been discovered by scientists. Through the use of genomic sequencing, scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and Institut Pasteur estimate...

Disease X: The exact reason why we need the Global Virome Project

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Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) released their 2018 Blueprint list of priority diseases –pathogens that have potential to cause a public health emergency with the absence of efficacious...

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Plague: Epidemic phase of the outbreak is ending

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The number of new plague cases in Madagascar has steadily declined since mid-October. From 6 to 15 November 2017, 149 probable (12) and suspect (137) pneumonic cases, 18 bubonic cases and 8 unspecified...

Pandemic vs epidemic: What’s the difference and why does it matter?

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What’s the difference between a pandemic and an epidemic and why is this difference important? What is the difference in pandemic preparedness vs epidemic preparedness? These questions were raised after...

Yemen cholera epidemic update, Forecasting the outbreak

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Current status The number of cholera cases are dropping in Yemen, with the weekly number of reported new cases declining by one third since June. Despite this good news, there are still many cases reported...