Local health officials first suspected the emergence of Ebola after a 65-year-old woman with classic symptoms of the disease, died, and was buried in an unsafe manner, which led to the infection and death of seven of her relatives.
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8/6/2018
Post Date: 8/7/2018
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8/4/2018
Post Date: 8/7/2018
According to the Nepal Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, cases of scrub typhus have been recorded in 27 districts of the country.
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8/3/2018
Post Date: 8/7/2018
Since the beginning of the year, certain European Union public health institutes have observed an upsurge in the number of positive enterovirus detections, especially Echovirus 30 cases.
Publication Date:
8/7/2018
Post Date: 8/7/2018
A uniquely designed experimental vaccine against Zika virus has proven powerful in mice, new research has found.
Publication Date:
8/6/2018
Post Date: 8/7/2018
Two countries of World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Region, DPR Korea and Timor-Leste, were verified for eliminating measles, and six countries certified for controlling rubella and congenital rubella syndrome, two years ahead of the target year 2020.
Publication Date:
8/6/2018
Post Date: 8/7/2018
The largest field-based study of genetically modified forest trees ever conducted has demonstrated that genetic engineering can prevent new seedlings from establishing.
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8/3/2018
Post Date: 8/7/2018
Large unmanned hexacopters fitted with 20-litre tanks for carrying fertiliser or pesticides follow pre-mapped routes and spray crops accordingly.
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8/6/2018
Post Date: 8/7/2018
The Rwandan government says 154 cows have died of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) since the confirmation of the outbreak early in June.
Publication Date:
8/6/2018
Post Date: 8/7/2018
African swine fever has been detected on a farm with 15,000 pigs in Latvia, the worst outbreak so far of the disease in the Baltic country.
Publication Date:
8/6/2018
Post Date: 8/7/2018
The virus in the cordoned off zone has been contained, but quarantine measures will continue until six weeks after the elimination of the virus.