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World Health Organization: COVID-19 Outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern

January 30, 2020January 24, 2023 Lauren Goodwin

By: Lauren Goodwin Image courtesy of Flickr Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) held its third emergency session to determine if the novel coronavirus outbreak

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Summer Series on Neglected Tropical Diseases: Shedding Light on NTDs

May 24, 2018 Lauren Goodwin

  The chances are that if you turn on your television or scan your local news sources, you will hear about infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS,

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Featured Series

Summer Series on Neglected Tropical Diseases: Shedding Light on NTDs

May 24, 2018 Lauren Goodwin

  The chances are that if you turn on your television or scan your local news sources, you will hear about infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS,

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Outbreak News

Zika Virus: A Quick Update

February 1, 2016 Colleen Nguyen

In early December 2015, we reported on Brazil’s microcephaly outbreak and its alleged potential connection with Zika virus. This piece is a quick update to

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Finally, A Vaccine Against Dengue?

January 5, 2016 Colleen Nguyen

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), dengue is the “fastest spreading vector disease” in the world (1). Approximately half of the worldwide population is

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Finally, A Vaccine Against Dengue?

January 5, 2016 Colleen Nguyen

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), dengue is the “fastest spreading vector disease” in the world (1). Approximately half of the worldwide population is

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Ebola Update: Death in Nigeria, Impact on Healthcare Workers, and Containment Measures in Liberia

July 29, 2014January 25, 2023 Alexandra Thomsen

Nations around the world have voiced concern about West Africa’s Ebola outbreak spreading via air travel, with warnings like “Ebola only a plane ride away.”

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World Hepatitis Day 2014

July 28, 2014January 25, 2023 Alexandra Thomsen

Monday, July 28 marks World Hepatitis Day, a global public health campaign led by the WHO to raise awareness about the five hepatitis viruses (A,

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Ebola Update: Largest Outbreak on Record Causes 603 Deaths

July 17, 2014January 25, 2023 Alexandra Thomsen

On July 15, the WHO reported a total of 964 cases including 603 deaths in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. Guinea still has the greatest

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Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine Prequalified by WHO

October 11, 2013January 25, 2023 Sheryl Gordon

In a momentous statement on October 9, the World Health Organization announced that it would add the SA 14-14-2 live, attenuated vaccine for Japanese encephalitis

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