epidemics
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A Mutated Strain Of ‘Super Malaria’ Is Spreading At An Alarming Rate
In a disturbing development, a newly-mutated strain of drug-resistant malaria has spread into Vietnam, complicating efforts to contain the the mosquito-borne virus in Southeast Asia and potentially posing a global threat.
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10 Per Cent Of Pregnant US Women With Zika Had A Fetus Or Baby With Birth Defects
The US Centres for Disease Control has released a sobering new study detailing the birth defect rates among pregnant American women infected by the Zika virus. It’s as bad as we feared.
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A Shocking Number Of People With Ebola Don’t Show Symptoms
Scientists have learned that upwards of 25 per cent of all people who become infected with Ebola show none of the typical symptoms. The finding suggests the recent West African Ebola Epidemic was more widespread than previously thought, and that new methods need to be developed to diagnose and contain the dreaded virus during an…
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Herpes Outbreak Among Australia’s Green Sea Turtles Likely Triggered By Pollution
Australian scientists in the midst of investigating a herpes outbreak among green sea turtles at the Great Barrier Reef say the blight — which causes abnormal growths on the skin, mouth, eyes and internal organs — is likely due to pollution.