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Unraveling the Zika Virus Mystery: Lessons Learned from Another Flavivirus

February 8, 2016 Sumiko Mekaru

Viruses, of course, do not live independently outside of their hosts. Rather, they are uniquely bundled bits of data that use the body of their

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Unraveling the Zika Virus Mystery: Lessons Learned from Another Flavivirus

February 8, 2016 Sumiko Mekaru

Viruses, of course, do not live independently outside of their hosts. Rather, they are uniquely bundled bits of data that use the body of their

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Confirmed Viral Meningitis in a Texas University: What This Means for Other Students

November 3, 2014January 25, 2023 Sumiko Mekaru

This past week, a student from Sam Houston State University (SHSU) in Hunstville, TX was released from a medical facility after having been diagnosed with

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Holding Our Breath: Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis

September 11, 2014January 25, 2023 Sumiko Mekaru

A man with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has refused treatment and is walking around Santa Barbara, California.  A warrant has been put out for his

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Ebola Update: DR Congo Confirms New Outbreak

August 26, 2014January 25, 2023 Sumiko Mekaru

The fight against the Ebola outbreak in Western Africa has become an increasingly uphill battle as foreign aid workers are pulled out, and a separate

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Ebola Update: DR Congo Confirms New Outbreak

August 26, 2014January 25, 2023 Sumiko Mekaru

The fight against the Ebola outbreak in Western Africa has become an increasingly uphill battle as foreign aid workers are pulled out, and a separate

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Ebola: To Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

August 25, 2014January 25, 2023 Sumiko Mekaru

Throughout the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa, there have been reports of voluntary and government-ordered isolation and quarantine.  The use of these terms has

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Ebola: To Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

August 25, 2014January 25, 2023 Sumiko Mekaru

Throughout the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa, there have been reports of voluntary and government-ordered isolation and quarantine.  The use of these terms has

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Ebola 2014: A Rapid Threat Assessment

August 5, 2014January 25, 2023 Sumiko Mekaru

Since it was identified in 1976 during simultaneous outbreaks in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ebola has concerned the public due to both

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WHO Investigates Possible Polio Case in Somalia

May 13, 2013January 25, 2023 Sumiko Mekaru

On Sunday, May 11, the World Health Organization reported the investigation of a possible wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case in Somalia's Banadir region.  A

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