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Monkeypox in the United States declared a Public Health Emergency

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 On Thursday, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced he will declare the ongoing spread of monkeypox virus in the United States a Public Health...

Monkeypox cases in England top 500, WHO to assess if it’s a public health emergency of international concern

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Today, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) reported on 52 additional cases of monkeypox in England, one additional case in Scotland and one in Wales. This brings the total number...

Nigeria: Lassa fever deaths now 70, NAS calls it a public health emergency

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Nigeria health officials reported an additional 109 confirmed Lassa fever cases and eight deaths during the last week. This brings the total confirmed cases and deaths...

Ebola outbreak remains a public health emergency of international concern

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Today, the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) met to review the current Ebola virus disease...

California reports 3rd novel coronavirus case, Public Health Emergency declared in US

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Santa Clara County, California received confirmation today from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that an adult male resident...

China coronavirus: Official death toll tops 200

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The China National Health Commission has reported (computer translated) 1982 new confirmed cases from 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) and the...

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Ebola update: Still a public health emergency?, Vaccine news and current case counts

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In the first Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) update in about a month, I take a look at some of the happenings at the meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee for Ebola virus...

Hepatitis A: Public Health Emergency issued in Florida

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Since the beginning of the year, Florida has seen 2,034 hepatitis A cases, nearly double the total cases from 2014-2018 (1175). While the Department of Health issued...

Ebola, PHEIC and the World Bank with Laurie Garrett

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In a recent, very important article published in Foreign Policy, my guest Laurie Garrett writes about how the World Bank was holding back funds to tackle the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of...

Ebola in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Today, the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ministry of Health reported the first Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) case in the city of some 1 million people, the capital of North Kivu, Goma. I take a...