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CDC Celebrates Antibiotic Resistance Awareness

November 28, 2012January 25, 2023 Katharina Schwan

Nietzsche was right, though “that which does not kill bacteria makes them stronger” may have been more accurate. Seventy years ago, the advent of antibiotics

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New Recommendation: HIV Testing for Everyone Aged 15-65

November 27, 2012January 25, 2023 Lauren Edmundson

The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released a draft recommendation that all individuals aged 15-65 get tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It

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From Pigs to Monkeys, Ebola Goes Airborne

November 21, 2012January 25, 2023 Jane Huston

When news broke that the Ebola virus had resurfaced in Uganda, investigators in Canada were making headlines of their own with research indicating the deadly

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Cholera Returns to Cuba, Again

November 19, 2012January 25, 2023 Katharina Schwan

Despite the government’s reassurance that the Cuban cholera epidemic was contained in August, new cases of the infectious disease arose over the weekend.  Over 200

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Ebola Strikes Again in Uganda

November 14, 2012January 25, 2023 Anna Tomasulo

On Oct. 4, the WHO declared Uganda’s most recent Ebola outbreak over. Today, Uganda’s WHO country representative, Joaquim Saweka, reports two confirmed Ebola deaths from

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Officials Warn of Worsening Hepatitis E Outbreak in South Sudan

November 12, 2012January 25, 2023 Lauren Edmundson

A report issued by the UN High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) has announced fears that the agency may not be able to control the ongoing

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First Meningitis, Now Spinal Infections

November 9, 2012January 25, 2023 Katharina Schwan

Victims of the meningitis outbreak in the U.S. can’t seem to catch a break. Various hospitals recently revealed that large numbers of patients who survived

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Human Trials for Ebola Vaccine?

November 8, 2012January 25, 2023 Jason Hayes

Recent Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda underscore a persistent challenge about the terrifying little virus: we don’t yet know how

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Coronavirus in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

November 6, 2012January 25, 2023 David Scales

The Saudi Arabian Deputy Minister of Health, Ziad Memish, reported a third case of a novel coronavirus appearing in the capital Riyadh. He reported the

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Rift Valley Fever Kills 17 of 34 Cases in Mauritania Outbreak

November 6, 2012January 25, 2023 Lauren Edmundson

An outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in Mauritania has now infected 34 humans and caused 17 deaths in the region, according to an update

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