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Month: August 2013

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New Malaria Vaccine Glitters; Is it Gold?

August 26, 2013January 25, 2023 Jason Hayes

According to a recent study published in Science magazine, the Maryland-based biotechnology firm Sanaria might have succeeded where many others have failed. Their phase I

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National Immunization Awareness Month: Immunizations Are Not Just For Kids

August 22, 2013January 25, 2023 Jane Huston

The need for immunizations doesn’t end with childhood. Each year, thousands of adults in the United States suffer serious health problems, are hospitalized, or even

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Outbreak News

Largemouth Bass Virus Discovered in Snakehead Fish

August 15, 2013January 25, 2023 Alexandra Thomsen

The US Geological Survey reported August 13 that a virus known to cause illness in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) has also been found in northern

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Cholera Infects Almost 1500 in Northeast Afghanistan

August 15, 2013January 25, 2023 Alexandra Thomsen

An outbreak of cholera in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province has infected 1492 people, one of whom has died of the illness, according to the Associated Press

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Israel Launches Polio Vaccination Campaign

August 9, 2013January 25, 2023 Alexandra Thomsen

Reuters reports that on August 5, Israel’s health ministry began a polio vaccination campaign targeting 150,000 children in the southern region. Although Israel has not

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Rabies Reemerges in Taiwan After Half a Century of Silence

August 7, 2013January 25, 2023 Wenjie Bao

After being rabies-free for 52 years, the virus resurfaced in Taiwan among ferret-badgers and has caused great panic around the island. On July 16, Taiwan’s

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Colombia is First Country to Eliminate River Blindness

August 2, 2013January 25, 2023 Alexandra Thomsen

Colombia has just been confirmed as the first nation to eliminate the neglected tropical disease onchocerciasis, more commonly known as “river blindness,” according to a

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