Tag: infectious diseases

Africa CDC and WHO Urge Community-Led Action to Strengthen Ebola Response in DRC

Africa CDC and WHO have called for urgent community-led action to strengthen…

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WHO Updates Treatment Guidelines for Kala-Azar and Post-Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis

WHO has updated its treatment guidelines for visceral leishmaniasis and PKDL, recommending…

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One bite, one virus, a threat that hasn’t gone away

Yellow fever remains a serious mosquito-borne disease despite an effective vaccine. Learn…

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WHO Calls for Integrated Action and Innovation to Eliminate HIV, Hepatitis and STIs

WHO's latest report highlights progress and persistent challenges in ending HIV, viral…

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Comprehensive PCR Testing Approach Could Advance Reproductive Tract Infection Diagnosis

Seegene's Global Million Clinical Study will evaluate combined HPV and STI PCR…

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New Access Strategy Announced for Investigational Monthly HIV Prevention Pill

Merck has announced an early access strategy for its investigational once-monthly HIV…

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First Volunteer Vaccinated in Worldโ€™s First Bundibugyo Ebola Vaccine Trial

The University of Oxford has vaccinated the first volunteer in the world's…

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How a Poorly Maintained AC System Can Cost You Your Health

Learn about Legionnaires' disease, its symptoms, risk factors, treatment, and practical prevention…

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Urgent International Action Sought as Ebola Outbreak Worsens in DR Congo

MSF has called for urgent international support as the Ebola outbreak in…

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El Salvador Eliminates Trachoma as a Public Health Problem

The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated El Salvador as having eliminated…

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