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EU plans emergency measures to combat bird flu in Poland

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European Commission plans emergency measures to combat bird flu in Poland WARSAW (Reuters) -The European Commission plans to adopt emergency measures next week to stop the spread of bird flu in two regions of Poland, a spokesperson said on Friday. There have been 73 confirmed outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Poland in the last two months, with 53 of those in the Masovian and Greater Poland regions.
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Prescription drugs are a target of Trump's tariffs; U.S. patients, foreign producers affected

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Trump's trade war: Prescription drugs become a target U.S. President Donald Trump late on Tuesday reiterated he would impose tariffs on imports of pharmaceutical products that have long been spared from past trade disputes due to the potential for harm to patients. Maggie Fick Reuters
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Cuts in U.S. and European aid predicted to result in 2.9 million HIV deaths by 2030--study

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Aid cuts predicted to cause 2.9 million more HIV-related deaths by 2030 – study Reductions to overseas budgets by US, UK and EU countries will have ‘devastating consequences’, say researchers in modelling published in the Lancet HIV
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Vaccination cuts by 27% the risk of long COVID --study

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Vaccination cuts the risk of long COVID 27%, review suggests So far, the West Texas outbreak has resulted in at least 259 measles cases. CIDRAP

COVID-19 vaccination slashed the risk of experiencing prolonged symptoms by about 27% in fully vaccinated adults who were later infected, estimates a European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) systematic review of 12 studies.

 

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U.S. budget cuts are hitting measles vaccination and other disease prevention programs the hardest-- Study

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Measles Vaccination, Disease Surveillance And Labs Hit Hardest By US Budget Cuts - Health Policy Watch Cuts to global immunisation budgets are hitting measles vaccine coverage, disease surveillance, laboratory networks and outbreak response the hardest, Health Policy Watch
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TB cases continue to rise in the U.S. and Europe

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Tuberculosis cases in the US rose to their highest levels in more than a dozen years Tuberculosis continued to rise again in the U.S. last year, reaching its highest levels in more than a dozen years. AP News

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TB: WHO calls for urgent action to make up for cuts in anti-TB funding

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WHO calls for urgent action to address worldwide disruptions in tuberculosis services putting millions of lives at risk On the occasion on World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, marked on 24 March, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for an urgent investment of resources to protect and maintain tuberculosis (TB) care and support services for people in need acro
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COVID pandemic stole nearly 17 million years of life from European adults --study

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Study: COVID pandemic stole nearly 17 million years of life from adults in 18 European countries The measles outbreak in Texas rises to 198 cases, while New Mexico's outbreak climbs to 30 cases. CIDRAP
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Measles cases in Europe reach highest level in quarter century

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Europe grapples with highest number of measles cases in more than 25 years Measles cases in Europe have doubled in just a year, with the highest number reported since 1997, UN agencies announced on Thursday. UN News

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Bird flu detected in Belgian cats; and more detections on U.S. poultry farms.

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Avian flu detected in Belgian cats as outbreaks continue on US poultry, dairy farms Belgian authorities last week reported the country’s first H5 avian flu detections in domestic cats, which lived on a poultry farm, and in the United States, more detections were confirmed in poultry and dairy cattle over the past few days. CIDRAP

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