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Cholera outbreak reported in Namibia
Mar 12, 2008 |
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Health officials in Namibia say one person has died in a cholera outbreak in the Engela Health District, which has been compromised by floods.
Study finds that young children bear greatest burden of cholera
Feb 20, 2008 |
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A new study of the burden of cholera in three impoverished regions of the world, published February 20 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, found that young children bear the brunt of the disease. The s ...
Climate and cholera
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Apr 02, 2008 |
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Cholera outbreaks may soon be predicted using satellite sensors, paving the way for preemptive medicine in countries that suffer epidemics, says Distinguished University Professor Rita Colwell, speaking today at the Society ...
Institute develops cheap cholera vaccine
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 20, 2009 |
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An international health organisation said Monday it has developed the world's first cheap cholera vaccine which has been licensed in India, paving the way for its global use.
Sea levels could predict cholera outbreak
Feb 18, 2006 |
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U.S. researchers have discovered changes in sea surface temperature in the Pacific Ocean are linked to cholera epidemics in Bangladesh.
1,156 dead in Angola cholera outbreak
May 17, 2006 |
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The World Health Organization reported more than 30,000 cases and 1,100 deaths from cholera in Angola since mid-February.
Scientists use remote satellite imaging to predict outbreaks of infectious disease
Sep 02, 2008 |
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Scientists in the USA have established a way to predict outbreaks of cholera, making it easier to control. This finding could provide a model to predict and potentially control outbreaks of other important infectious diseases.
Cholera vaccine could protect affected communities
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 27, 2007 |
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A vaccine used to protect travelers from cholera, an infection characterized by diarrhea and severe dehydration, could also be used effectively among those living in cholera-prone (endemic) areas, according to a research ...
New insight into predicting cholera epidemics in the Bengal Delta
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Cholera, an acute diarrheal disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, has reemerged as a global killer. Outbreaks typically occur once a year in Africa and Latin America. But in Bangladesh the epidemics occur twice ...
Intestinal parasites alter immunity in cholera patients
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Cholera patients also infected with parasitic intestinal worms have a significantly reduced immune response to the cholera toxin, according to a report published March 31st in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Di ...
Cholera confirmed in Baghdad
Sep 21, 2007 |
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At least one case of cholera has been reported in Baghdad, raising concern that the epidemic in northern Iraq is spreading south.
Mathematical model predicts cholera outbreaks
Feb 17, 2007 |
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A mathematical model of disease cycles developed at the University of Michigan shows promise for predicting cholera outbreaks.
Scientists struggle to understand swine flu virus
Apr 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Mexico's health secretary may have thought he was allaying fears about swine flu when he suggested that the nation's swine flu death rate was 6 or 7 percent. In reality, that would mean a monstrous ...
'Women and children first': Men, statistics show your best chance is on the port side
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 15, 2008 |
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If you were a man on the Titanic, which side of the ship would have given you the best chance of making it into a lifeboat -- and surviving?
Hidden infections crucial to understanding, controlling disease outbreaks
Sep 22, 2008 |
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Scientists and news organizations typically focus on the number of dead and gravely ill during epidemics, but research at the University of Michigan suggests that less dramatic, mild infections lurking in large numbers of ...
