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Africa: Epidemic of Ebola Disease Caused By Bundibugyo Virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda Determined a Public Health Emergency of International Concern

eriinfo.com3 months ago022 mins

Pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 12 – Determination of a public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR), the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), after having consulted the States Parties where the event is known to be currently occurring, is hereby determining that…

Three dead in suspected virus outbreak on Atlantic cruise ship

eriinfo.com4 months ago01 mins

The World Health Organization said one case of hantavirus infection has been confirmed, with five more suspected cases under investigation.

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Africa: A Virus Hiding Inside Bacteria May Help Explain Colorectal Cancer

eriinfo.com6 months ago011 mins

The gut bacterium Bacteroides fragilis has long presented researchers with a paradox. It has been associated with colorectal cancer, yet it also lives quite happily in most healthy people. A new study from a Danish research team offers a possible clue. When they looked beyond the bacterium itself and into its genome, they found a…

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Africa: What Is Nipah Virus? and What Makes It So Deadly?

eriinfo.com7 months ago08 mins

An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in India has put many countries in Asia on high alert, given the fatality rate in humans can be between 40% and 75%. Several countries, including Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, have introduced new screening and testing measures, after at least two people died of Nipah virus in the…

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Africa: Ignore Photo Claiming to Be HIV Under Microscope – Shows Caterpillar, Not Virus!

eriinfo.com10 months ago05 mins

Ignore photo claiming to be HIV under microscope – shows caterpillar, not virus! IN SHORT: Viral posts circulating on Facebook in Kenya and Tanzania claim to show HIV magnified under a microscope, suggesting the virus’s anatomy makes it drug-resistant. But the image actually shows a caterpillar and HIV resists treatment through genetic mutations, not because…

Taiwan reports first case of chikungunya virus from China outbreak | Health News

eriinfo.com1 year ago04 mins

The mosquito-borne virus has crossed the Taiwan Strait from southern China, where confirmed cases of chikungunya top 8,000. Taiwan has reported its first confirmed case of chikungunya fever, imported from China, where a historic outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus is under way. Chikungunya has swept through southern China in recent weeks, primarily in the manufacturing…