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Human Movement Plays Critical Role in Disease Transmission

Human Movement Plays Critical Role in Disease Transmission

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

To control mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, researchers need to look at the behavior of people, not just the insect that transmits the disease, according to new research by Steven Stoddard of the University ...


Probing Question: Can a pandemic be predicted?

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

SARS. Ebola. West Nile. Avian flu. Over the past decade, the world has watched and waited to see if these viruses would develop into global health threats. In recent weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) sent a shockwave ...


How will the uninsured fare in swine flu outbreak?

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Swine flu could shine a glaring light on the best and worst about American-style health care.


UN says no plans for highest pandemic level yet (AP)

UN says no plans for highest pandemic level yet

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created May 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Mexican officials lowered their flu alert level in the capital on Monday and said they will allow cafes, museums and libraries to reopen this week. World health officials weighed raising their pandemic ...


Scramble to stop swine flu spread among travelers (AP)

Scramble to stop swine flu spread among travelers

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created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(AP) -- Three more New Zealanders recently returned from Mexico are suspected of having swine flu and Spain announced the first confirmed case of the deadly virus in Europe on Monday, as countries rushed ...