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Rabies: 14th human case reported in Sarawak, Malaysia

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The Malaysia Ministry of Health is reporting an additional human rabies case in Sarawak, Malaysia. This is the 14th case reported in the state since the end of June 2017. The patient is a 21-year-old...

Ukraine health officials urge tetanus, diphtheria vaccines for adults

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The Ukraine Ministry of Health is reminding adults to get their booster shots for tetanus and diphtheria as immunity does not last for a lifetime. During the first 10 months of 2018, 9 cases of diphtheria...

Ukraine reports another 2,000 measles cases in past week, Annual total tops 42,000

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Ukrainian health officials reported an additional 2,138 measles cases in the past week, up 15 percent from the week prior. During the week ending Nov. 24, 729 adults and 1,409 children were positive...

Zamboanga City measles tally nears 500, dengue cases rise since September

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In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in Zamboanga City, in the southern Philippines, city health officials say the case count is 495 since the beginning of the year. While officials were hoping to lift the...

Newark, NJ: Two additional deaths in infants with Acinetobacter baumannii

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In a follow-up on the Acinetobacter baumannii cases in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of University Hospital in Newark, the New Jersey Department of Health  reported on the deaths of two premature...

Hawaii rat lungworm case tally now at 7

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Hawai‘i state health officials have recently reported two additional confirmed cases of rat lungworm disease in individuals from Hawai‘i Island, bringing the state total this year to seven. One...

Florida: Hepatitis A warning for patrons of Morimoto Asia restaurant

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Florida health officials have issued a warning for patrons of a Lake Buena Vista restaurant after a food service worker tested positive for hepatitis A. The Florida Department of Health in Orange County...

AFM confirmed cases increase by 10

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In an update on the acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) situation in the US this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports an additional 10 confirmed cases, bringing the total to 116...

Scripps Research scientists unveil promising new HIV vaccine strategy

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A new candidate HIV vaccine from Scripps Research surmounts technical hurdles that stymied previous vaccine efforts, and stimulates a powerful anti-HIV antibody response in animal tests. The new vaccine...

Canada E. coli outbreak: 22 cases in three provinces

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The Public Health Agency of Canada is collaborating with provincial public health partners, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Health Canada, as well as the United States Centers for Disease Control...