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Inoculation against dengue fever urged
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/08/2017
» A study has found that dengue vaccinations had prevented infection in an estimated 65% of the cases, and reduced the severity of the disease by 93%.
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Inoculation against dengue fever urged
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 23/08/2017
» The public should get dengue vaccinations, which work better for those who have already been exposed to the virus, Assoc Prof Tawee Chotpitayasunondh, president of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society of Thailand, has advised.
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Italy makes vaccinations mandatory
Published on 19/05/2017
» ROME: Italy's cabinet on Friday approved a law obliging parents to vaccinate their children against infectious diseases as politicians spar over a spike in measles cases.
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Zika vaccine race spurred by huge profit potential
News, Bill Berkrot, Published on 06/10/2016
» The race to find protection against the Zika virus is fuelled by something often missing from tropical disease research: the potential for big profit.
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Monkey discovery boosts Zika drug quest: study
AFP, Published on 12/09/2016
» PARIS - Scientists said Monday they had found a suitable animal model for testing new Zika drugs -- a monkey whose offspring suffers brain damage similar to human foetuses exposed to the virus.
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Pakistan closer to eliminating polio
AFP, Published on 31/05/2016
» ISLAMABAD - Pakistan is moving closer to eradicating polio, officials said Tuesday, with no fresh traces of the crippling childhood disease found in sewage samples taken from 40 high-risk sites across the country over April.
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AIDS: New drug shields monkeys from infection - study
AFP, Published on 18/02/2015
» PARIS - Scientists said Wednesday a new drug tested on monkeys provided an astonishingly effective shield against an animal version of the AIDS virus, a major gain in the quest for an HIV vaccine.
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The disease of ignorance
News, Published on 14/10/2014
» The Nobel Peace Prize this year highlights the inhumane acts of the atrocious wars now under way. As the Indian Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistani Malala Yousafzai were receiving deserved accolades for their humanitarian work, another large outbreak of polio was reported inside Pakistan. Authorities logged the 200th new case of 2014, and declared a public health emergency. It is a perfect storm of ignorance and cruelty, aimed specifically and horrifically at children.
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Novartis malaria pill aces Thai test
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/07/2014
» Efforts to develop the first new malaria treatment in 20 years advanced as a pill tested in Thailand from Novartis AG cleared parasites faster than the best medicines, potentially providing a solution to the spread of drug resistance.
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Nigeria, Pakistan could delay polio-free goal: Gates
AFP, Published on 22/01/2014
» Billionaire software baron turned philanthropist Bill Gates has warned that violence in Nigeria and Pakistan could set back his goal of eradicating polio by 2018.
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