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Malaysia: 4th human rabies case reported in Sarawak in 2021

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH) reports one additional death of rabies case among humans in Sarawak, which was confirmed positive on 11 May 2021. The case is...

Malaysia starts Ivermectin trial for high risk COVID-19 patients

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Effective pharmacologic treatments for COVID-19 remains a challenge. The Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy (RECOVERY) trial showed dexamethasone, a steroid,...

Rabies death reported in Sarawak, Malaysia; 3rd case of 2021

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Malaysia Ministry of Health reported a human rabies death in Sarawak, which was confirmed positive on 5 May 2021. The 45-year-old female citizen was living in...

Malaysia reports nearly 7,000 COVID-19 cases, One day record

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Malaysia Ministry of Health reported 6,976 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, making it a new daily record and bringing the country total to 512,091 cumulative cases. In...

Malaysia officials respond to ivermectin ‘miracle drug’ claims

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Ivermectin is an anti-parasitic drug mostly used in veterinary medicine, especially treating worm infestations. In April 2020, researchers using laboratory methods...

WHO launches effort to eradicate malaria in 25 countries by 2025

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By Teddy Cambosa Ahead of the observance of the World Malaria Day, marked annually on 25 April, the World Health Organization has launched a new initiative to halt transmission of the disease in 25 more...

Dengue vaccine candidate: Takeda begins regulatory submissions in the EU and Dengue-endemic countries

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Takeda Pharmaceutical Company announced recently that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted the Company’s filing packages for its dengue vaccine candidate (TAK-003) which is being investigated...

Malaysia: Two additional human rabies fatalities in Sarawak

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Malaysia Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported two additional confirmed cases of rabies among humans in Sarawak. Both the patients died. The first case of rabies was a 52...

CDC travel alert: Polio in Asia

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel alert this week due to polio outbreaks in several countries in Asia. Polio outbreaks have been...

Brazil, Paraguay, Mexico, Vietnam and Malaysia report the most dengue cases in 2020

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By News Desk  @bactiman63 Brazil was the country with the most dengue fever cases in 2020, hitting a total of 1,418,296 cases, more than half the cases seen in the Americas last year (2,245,733). Following...