A New SARS-Like Outbreak in China Is Freaking Out the CDC
Credit to Author: Katie Way| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 22:12:49 +0000
Passengers coming from Wuhan, China will be screened for a ‘novel coronavirus’ at three major U.S. airports.
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UN health chief warns of ‘very high’ risk of Ebola spread
Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 11:48:57 +0000
The head of the United Nations health agency said the risk that the Ebola virus will spread remains “very high.”
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Read moreMadagascar battles killer measles outbreak
Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 23:05:11 +0000
Frangeline is aged two but weighs no more than a four-month-old — the result of her battle with measles that is devastating Madagascar.
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Read moreMeasles cases keep rising
Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 21:56:26 +0000
The government campaign to ratchet up measles vaccination may have a lot of catching up to do as the number of measles cases in two regions in the Visayas and one in Mindanao continued to spike.
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Read moreDOH sees possible reversal of measles outbreak by April
Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 11:44:51 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — The reversal of the measles outbreak in the Philippines may happen by the first week of April if immunity could be raised to 95 percent, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Thursday.
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Read moreDOH expects measles surge in Calabarzon
Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 21:55:53 +0000
The number of people infected with measles is expected to rise, at least for the next two weeks, in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) region, according to the Department of Health (DOH).
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Read moreHontiveros to Acosta: ‘Resign your post’
Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019 06:58:04 +0000
In the wake of measles plagues in different parts of the country, Senator Risa Hontiveros has called on PAO chief Persida Acosta to resign.
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Read moreShun politics; focus on welfare of kids amid measles outbreaks – Aquino
Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019 04:03:13 +0000
Forget politics and focus on the welfare of children, was the call of opposition Senator Bam Aquino amid the declaration of measles outbreaks.
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Read moreMeasles outbreak in Metro Manila — DOH
Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 10:29:30 +0000
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday declared a measles outbreak in the National Capital Region (NCR).
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Read moreZimbabwe declares cholera outbreak after 20 deaths
HARARE, Zimbabwe — A cholera emergency has been declared in Zimbabwe’s capital after 20 people have died, the health minister said Tuesday.
The deaths in Harare have many fearing a repeat of the outbreak that killed thousands at the height of the southern African country’s economic problems in 2008. Water and sanitation infrastructure is collapsing.
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