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World: Dengue outbreaks threaten children across Asia as extreme…
News and Press Release in English on World and 5 other countries about Health, Epidemic and Flood; published on 24 Jul 2023 by…
As pandemic raged, global south lacked vaccines. Never again,…
An initiative involving companies and institutes in 15 middle-income countries aims to give them the ability to produce messenger…
Combating Mosquito-Borne Diseases with CRISPR
As alternatives to insecticides, Omar Akbari uses sophisticated genetic engineering methods to solve the world’s mosquito…
Opinion: How small vaccine stockpiles can stop outbreaks of…
The strategic use of relatively small vaccine stockpiles to stamp out outbreaks quickly is likely to become increasingly important
Can we make gorillas sick? Study reveals much about them — and us.
Gorilla researchers in Africa gather saliva samples from partially chewed leaves that the primates discard after eating. The…
Ethiopia: WHO launches Grade 3 Emergency Appeal for the Greater Horn…
Appeal in English on Ethiopia and 6 other countries about Food and Nutrition, Health, Drought, Epidemic and more; published on 10…
Mozambique targets 720,000 people in cholera vaccination drive
News and Press Release in English on Mozambique about Health and Epidemic; published on 27 Feb 2023 by WHO
High number of mosquitoes found with mutation that resists…
In Cambodia and Vietnam, 78 percent of sampled mosquitoes have a mutation that shows resistance to the common insecticide…
Can We Predict How Well Someone Will Respond to a Vaccine?
Researchers find signatures pre- and post-vaccination that correlate with a more robust immune response.
World: Lower-income countries push to reach more than 85 million…
News and Press Release in English on World and 6 other countries about Health and Epidemic; published on 28 Oct 2022 by GAVI
Smelly Skin Compounds Draw Mosquitoes to Some People More than Others
People with more carboxylic acids in their body odor are more attractive to mosquitoes, a study finds.
U.S. plan to stretch monkeypox vaccine supply already hitting hurdles
Some local health officials are reporting that only three or four doses of monkeypox vaccine can be extracted from a vial, rather…
The Neuroscience Behind Why Mosquitoes Always Find You
Neurons in mosquito antennae can express more than one olfactory receptor at a time, a redundancy that likely ensures they don't…
With monkeypox vaccine in high demand, NIH to test approaches to…
The global need for monkeypox vaccine outstrips the supply, and will likely continue to do so for quite some time.
World: Global rise in vaccine-preventable diseases highlights urgent…
English News and Press Release on World and 1 other country about Health; published on 13 May 2022 by InterAction
Researchers Discover What Attracts Mosquitoes to Humans
A brain area of Aedes aegypti responds specifically to components of human sebum, a study finds.
Opinion: Building scientific talent in the Global South can help…
In an era of global challenges, all nations must help the Global South accelerate building its scientific infrastructure and…
Burkina Faso: WHO releases more than US$ 8 million for the Sahel’s…
English News and Press Release on Burkina Faso and 5 other countries about Health and Epidemic; published on 29 Apr 2022 by WHO
World: Vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks on the rise in Africa
English News and Press Release on World about Health and Epidemic; published on 28 Apr 2022 by WHO
Opinion: In mask mandate case, judge ruled on wordplay, not public…
Wordplay should not determine if a federal agency has the authority to take measures to block the transmission of a lethal virus.
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