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Haemophilus influenza type B outbreak reported in Vancouver Island homeless

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Officials with Island Health are reporting a sharp increase in Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib) disease on Vancouver Island in the last two months. This outbreak is affecting...

Chikungunya vaccine candidate: Antibody levels remained stable from month 6 to month 12

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Vaccine company, Valneva, announced Monday positive antibody persistence data twelve months after vaccination with a single dose of its chikungunya vaccine candidate, VLA1553. Following...

Ecuador: Measles case reported in Ibarra, Vaccination campaign activated

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Ecuador Ministry of Public Health (MSP) commenced a measles vaccination campaign for boys and girls between the ages of six months and 11 years, in Ibarra (Imbabura) on Saturday....

Meningococcal disease outbreak in São Paulo, Health officials reinforce importance of vaccination

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Last month, health officials in Brazil reported the confirmation of an outbreak of meningococcal disease caused by serogroup C in the state of São Paulo. Five cases were reported....

South Africa: Measles outbreak reported in Limpopo Province

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Measles surveillance at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases detected three cases of measles from two healthcare facilities in the Greater Sekhukhune District, Limpopo...

Takeda’s dengue vaccine: Europe’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use recommends approval

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 On Friday, Takeda announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended the approval of Takeda’s dengue vaccine...

Europe officials report increase in diphtheria cases in migrants

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 European health authorities are reporting an increase in diphtheria cases through September this year. As of 26 September 2022, 92 cases of diphtheria among migrants, including a...

Vaccine-preventable diseases in the Philippines: Diphtheria, measles and tetanus up in 2022

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philippines Department of Health has reported increases in most vaccine-preventable diseases in 2022 year to date, according to their latest data published this week. Diphtheria Through...

UCLA researchers develop Zika vaccine which shows promise in mouse models

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NewsDesk @bactiman63  Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have developed a Zika vaccine technology that is highly effective and safe in preclinical mouse models. In a pregnant...

Diphtheria claims the lives of 10 children in Sindh

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NewsDesk @bactiman63  Health officials in Sindh province in southeastern Pakistan are reporting 39 diphtheria cases, including 10 fatalities in children during the past two months in Karachi and other...