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COVID-19: Needle-free vaccine could be possible

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 A needle-free COVID-19 vaccination could be possible, with University of Queensland scientists successfully protecting mice from the virus by administering a US-developed vaccine...

FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use in Children 5 through 11 Years of Age

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 to include children 5 through...

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Pakistan dengue tally tops 25,000

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 According to the National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad, Pakistan has reported 25,478 total dengue fever cases through October 27 this year. This represents an increase...

Florida: COVID-19 cases have decreased 90% since August

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The State of Florida announced this week that the state now has one of the lowest COVID-19 daily average case rates in the last 7 days per 100,000 residents in the United States. “Without...

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San Diego reports 2 additional Shigella cases in current outbreak among homeless

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 San Diego County health officials reported two new shigella cases associated with an ongoing outbreak, bringing the total to 26 confirmed and three probable cases among people...

South Africa: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal are hot spots for the circulation of rabies

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development reports 262 animal rabies cases through October 22, primarily in dogs (237). In addition, officials confirmed...

Costa Rica reports decrease in COVID-19 cases, deaths last week

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Costa Rica Health Ministry reports a decrease in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and mortality during the week October 17 to 23. Last week, officials reported 4,614 cases...

‘With advances in vaccination, we have seen a 90% drop in cases and deaths in seven months’: Brazil Health Minister

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The 90% drop in the number of cases and deaths by Covid-19 with the advance of the largest vaccination campaign in the history of Brazil, the strength of the Unified Health System...

Cryptococcus gattii outbreak in porpoises and dolphins in the Salish Sea

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Cryptococcus gattii is a fungus that lives in the environment in primarily tropical and sub-tropical areas of the world but also in some temperate regions such as British Columbia...

H5N6 avian influenza case reported in Guangdong Province: Chinese officials

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Guangdong Province health authorities a human case of H5N6 avian influenza in a 52-year-old man from Dongguan City. He is currently being treated at a Dongguan City hospital. From...