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Marburg outbreak in Rwanda is in deline, under control--officials say

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2024-10-11 10:37

Rwanda's Marburg outbreak is under control, Africa's health chief says An outbreak in Rwanda of the Ebola-like Marburg fever is under control and travel bans targeting the East African country are unnecessary, the head of Africa's top public health agency said Thursday. Rodney Muhumuza Medical Xpress

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WHO approves first mpox test for quick diagnosis

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2024-10-07 11:07

Mpox in Africa: WHO approves first mpox test for quick diagnosis Lack of testing and delays in getting the results have made curbing the virus's spread harder. BBC News

The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the first diagnostic test for mpox where the results can be immediately known, saying it could prove pivotal in helping to stop the rising global cases of the deadly virus.

The new PCR test enables the detection of the mpox DNA taken from skin lesion swabs.

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Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda prompts concern over possibility of international spread

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2024-10-02 12:20

Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda draws concern over possibility of international spread A large outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda is drawing international concern about the possibility of spread beyond the country’s borders. Helen Branswell STAT

The number of cases detected so far, 27, already makes the outbreak one of the biggest involving Marburg on record. Nine of those individuals have died. There are currently no licensed vaccines to combat the disease.

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WHO recommends pregnant women to get vaccinations and antibody therapy to prevent RSV in infants

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2024-10-01 09:21

WHO recommends maternal shot and antibody therapy to prevent RSV in infants The recommendations, to administer both the shot and the antibody or either, come after the WHO's strategic advisory group on immunization met last week. For countries that decide to use a maternal vaccine, WHO said it recommends a single shot in the third trimester of pregnancy. Drugmaker Pfizer's shot is approved in the United States for use in women during the middle of the third trimester of pregnancy to protect their babies. Yahoo News

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WHO’s Africa mRNA Vaccine Hub Faces Uncertainty and Shortfalls --report

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2024-09-30 13:15

WHO’s MRNA Vaccine Hub Faces Uncertainty And Shortfalls - Health Policy Watch The establishment of an “mRNA hub” in South Africa to build the capacity of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to develop vaccines during the COVID-19 Health Policy Watch

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WHO to call for urgent, high-level action to address global problem of antimicrobial resistance

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2024-09-20 17:39

WHO at UNGA: Call for urgent, high-level action to address global scourge of antimicrobial resistance The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners will call on world leaders to address critical global health challenges, and invest in global public health, at meetings throughout the high-level week of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA79), to be held in New York from 20 to 30 September 2024.

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Climate change, conflict are undermining efforts to help world's poorest --Global Health Fund report

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2024-09-19 10:38

Global health fund says health, climate, conflict 'triple whammy' hits world's poorest

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WHO's Global COVID-19 epidemiological update --new cases up in August

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2024-09-19 10:22

COVID-19 epidemiological update – 17 September 2024 Edition 171

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Globally, during the 28-day period (22 July to 18 August 2024), the number of new cases and deaths increased by 23% and 44% compared to the previous 28-day period (24 June to 18 August 2024), with 238 000 new cases reported across 91 (39%) countries and about 4400 new fatalities reported across 35 (15%) countries, respectively. As of 22 July to 18 August 2024, over 776 million confirmed cases and more than seven million deaths have been reported globally since the beginning of pandemic.

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Drug-resistant "superbugs" predicted to call nearly 40 milion deaths by 2050

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2024-09-17 10:59

Superbugs forecast to kill nearly 40 million people by 2050 Drug-resistant pathogens set to wreak global havoc. POLITICO

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Climate change will greatly increase malnutrition among chldren -- Gates Foundation report

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2024-09-17 09:53

Climate change will escalate child health crisis due to malnutrition, says Gates

LONDON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Malnutrition is the world's worst child health crisis and climate change will only make things more severe, according to Microsoft-co-founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates.

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