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Month: August 2011

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Paralyzing Virus Returns to China

August 31, 2011January 25, 2023 Anna Tomasulo

On Friday night, four children in China’s Xinjiang province were diagnosed with polio, a virus absent from China for over a decade.  The poliovirus can

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FAO Warns Mutant Bird Flu Spreading in Asia

August 29, 2011January 25, 2023 Sumiko Mekaru

Today, the United Nation Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned of a possible major resurgence of H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza due to the spread

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Will Irene Trigger Outbreaks?

August 26, 2011January 25, 2023 Sumiko Mekaru

With Hurricane Irene threatening much of the US Eastern seaboard, people and governments are preparing for the flooding, destructive winds, and powerful storm surge. After

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Controlling the Spread of Dengue Fever?

August 25, 2011January 25, 2023 Anna Tomasulo

  Yesterday Nature magazine published an article covering two Australian studies that showed the ability of Wolbachia pipientis bacteria to stop reproduction of dengue virus

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Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease in Vietnam Leaves 83 Dead

August 25, 2011January 25, 2023 Glory Song

An outbreak of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) in Vietnam has caused 35,000 cases and 83 deaths this year. 52 out of 62 cities

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Brain-Eating Amoebas Surface in US Lakes

August 24, 2011January 25, 2023 Anna Tomasulo

Despite the heat of the summer, people in balmy Florida steer clear of lakes and other bodies of water for fear of being attacked by

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KPC Bacteria Kills 50 in Panama

August 23, 2011January 25, 2023 Laura Pinheiro

For the last month, Panama’s Social Security Hospital (CSS) is experiencing an outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) infections among its patients. On Tuesday, August

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Filipino Province Eliminates Lymphatic Filariasis

August 22, 2011January 25, 2023 Jane Huston

On September 3, the WHO will officially declare the Compostela Valley province free of lymphatic filariasis (LF). Compostela Valley will be the first province in

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Clostridium Difficile Outbreak in Multiple Ontario Hospitals

August 19, 2011January 25, 2023 Glory Song

A recent rise in C.difficile cases across multiple hospitals in Ontario, Canada has led to several outbreak declarations of thisconcerning and increasingly common hospital-acquired infection.

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Tourist Deaths in Chiang Mai Likely Due to Pesticide Exposure

August 18, 2011January 25, 2023 Amy L. Sonricker Hansen

In March 2011, HealthMap reported on several undiagnosed deaths of tourists in Chiang Mai, Thailand. On May 13th we reported that Thai officials continued to

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