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The International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision (ICG), a coalition of health groups including the World Health Organization, has released 70,000 doses of its experimental Ervebo vaccine to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to assess its effectiveness in combating the Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease.
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ICG ships vaccines to Congo to test feasibility in Bundibugyo Ebola

HQ Team August 21, 2026: The International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision (ICG), a coalition of health groups including the World Health Organization,.

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Pfizer Inc. and France-based Valneva SE's investigational vaccine has shown 70% efficacy in preventing Lyme disease in individuals aged five and above.
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Pfizer, Valneva’s experimental Lyme disease vaccine shows 70% efficacy

HQ Team March 25, 2026: Pfizer Inc. and France-based Valneva SE‘s investigational vaccine has shown 70% efficacy in preventing Lyme disease in individuals.

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A patient in Northern Arizona, US, has died from pneumonic plague, the first such death in the country since 2007, according to a government statement.
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Northern Arizona resident dies of pneumonic plague, first since 2007

HQ Team July 13, 2025: A patient in Northern Arizona, US, has died from pneumonic plague, the first such death in the country.

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The Food and Drug Administration has approved Merck & Co. Inc.’s jab for preventing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants up to one year of age for the first RSV season.
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Merck & Co.’s RSV injection for infants gets nod from US drug regulator

HQ Team June 10, 2025: The Food and Drug Administration has approved Merck & Co. Inc.’s jab for preventing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

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Rats living in urban areas spread a deadly disease called Leptospirosis as they migrate within the cities, according to Tufts University researchers, who also discovered a method to test the kidneys of the mammals.
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Rats in urban areas spread Leptospirosis as they migrate: Tufts study

HQ Team May 6, 2025: Rats living in urban areas spread a deadly disease called Leptospirosis as they migrate within the cities, according.

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A school-aged child died following an outbreak of measles in Texas, US, and the number of people infected in the outbreak has gone up to 146, the Texas Department of State Health Services stated.
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Unvaccinated child dies in US, Texas state, due to measles disease

HQ Team March 1, 2025: A school-aged child died following an outbreak of measles in Texas, US, and the number of people infected.

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US-based medical device maker Stryker Corporation will acquire Inari Medical Inc., for about $4.9 billion to expand the former’s neurovascular business.
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Stryker to buy Inari for $4.9b to expand neurovascular business

US-based medical device maker Stryker Corporation will acquire Inari Medical Inc., for about $4.9 billion to expand the former’s neurovascular business.

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Measles cases worldwide have risen 20% year-on-year in 2023 to about 10.3 million due to inadequate access to vaccines, according to new estimates from the World Health Organization.
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Measles cases surge worldwide, access to vaccine is ‘inadequate’: WHO

Measles cases worldwide have risen 20% year-on-year in 2023 to about 10.3 million due to inadequate access to vaccines, according to new estimates.

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US farm workers exposed to bird flu who do not show symptoms and do not wear personal protection equipment should be tested for the virus, according to the nation’s national public health agency.
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US public health agency updates bird flu guidance for farm workers 

US farm workers exposed to bird flu who do not show symptoms and do not wear personal protection equipment should be tested for.

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Multiple US agencies are investigating an outbreak of E. coli in the country, which was reported after eating Quarter Pounders hamburgers at McDonald’s, as cases rise in new states.
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E.coli illness caused by McDonald’s Quarter Pounder rise in the US

Multiple US agencies are investigating an outbreak of E. coli in the country, which was reported after eating Quarter Pounders hamburgers at McDonald’s,.

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