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Chikungunya vaccine candidate Phase 3 trial: Induced neutralizing antibody titers in 98.5% of subjects after a single vaccination

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Specialty vaccine company, Valneva, announced positive topline results from the Phase 3 pivotal trial of its single-shot chikungunya vaccine candidate, VLA1553. VLA1553 was recently awarded Breakthrough...

African swine fever in Leyte and Samar, Philippines

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Department of Agriculture Eastern Visayas reports African swine fever (ASF) has now affected 42 towns and cities in Eastern Visayas this week, raising concern that the animal...

Finland reports 60 percent increase in COVID-19 cases

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Finnish Department of Health and Welfare reported the number of new COVID-19 cases has increased by 56 percent during the week. In week 30 (July 26-August 1) a...

Philippines records 116 more Delta variant cases, More than 700K vaccines administered in one day

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Philippines health officials reported an additional 116 Delta variant cases today, bringing the cumulative total to 331. Of the new cases, 95 are local while 21 are Returning Overseas...

China reports spike in Delta variant cases, Travel restrictions imposed to contain Delta variant

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Chinese health officials have reported a spike in sporadic COVID-19 infections in the past month, reporting 328 new locally transmitted confirmed cases, essentially the same amount...

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

MERS vaccine candidate enters Phase 2 trial

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Pennsylvania-based Inovio announced today that the company has dosed the first Phase 2 trial subject in its quest to develop the first vaccine against the Middle East Respiratory...

Thailand and Malaysia report new daily COVID-19 case records

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Thailand The Thailand Ministry of Health recorded a new daily COVID-19 case record today with 20,200 reported. In addition, 188 deaths were reported, also a new daily record. The...

Philippines: South Cotabato reports 33 lymphatic filariasis cases from two barangays

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Integrated Provincial Health Office in South Cotabato in the southern Philippines report intensifying surveillance and case-finding activities against filariasis to keep the province...

LA County reports 1st human West Nile virus case of 2021

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Los Angeles County health officials reported Tuesday the first case of human West Nile virus (WNV) infection in county for the 2021 season. The case is a resident of the South Bay...

Illinois reports 1st human West Nile virus case of 2021 in Cook County

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The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting the first confirmed human case of West Nile virus in Illinois for 2021.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed today that...