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The US national public agency has issued a Health Alert Network on the ongoing outbreak of the Clade I monkeypox virus, warning its nationals to avoid sex and proximity with an infected person.
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US agency’s health alert warns people of proximity with mpox-infected

The US national public agency has issued a Health Alert Network on the ongoing outbreak of the Clade I monkeypox virus, warning its.

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The International Organization for Migration has appealed for $18.5 million in global aid to provide healthcare services to migrants, internally displaced persons, and host communities in East and Southern Africa at the risk of mpox.
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UN body appeals for $18.5m aid to stop mpox spread among migrants in Africa

The International Organization for Migration has appealed for $18.5 million in global aid to provide healthcare services to migrants, internally displaced persons, and.

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More than 1,700 people have died globally due to cholera in the four months ended April amid a shortage of vaccines because of a rise in demand, according to the World Health Organization, which has classified the outbreak as an emergency.
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Cholera kills 1,766 people in Jan-April period, vaccines in short supply 

HQ Team May 17, 2024: More than 1,700 people have died globally due to cholera in the four months ended April amid a.

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Humans’ lack of immunity may rapidly result in the transmission of bird flu among people if the avian influenza virus acquires the ability to spread quickly, according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). 
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EFSA issues warning on bird flu spread, says humans lack immunity  

HQ Team April 3, 2024: Humans’ lack of immunity may rapidly result in the transmission of bird flu among people if the avian.

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The death of about 100,000 cattle in India, two years ago, has been tracked to a viral infection, or lumpy skin disease outbreak, by scientists at the Indian Institute of Science, who said it was the second major outbreak in the South Asian nation.
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Indian scientists track 2022 viral infection in cattle to lumpy skin disease

HQ Team April 3, 2024: The deaths of about 100,000 cattle in India, which started two years ago, have been tracked to a.

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The World Health Organisation is monitoring an increase in children’s illness caused by pathogens, including acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, in northern China.
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WHO keeping an eye on a surge of respiratory illness in northern China

The World Health Organization is monitoring an increase in children’s illness caused by pathogens, including acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, in northern China.

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Valneva SE, a French vaccine maker, has got USFDA approval for its chikungunya vaccine, Ixchiq, to treat individuals older than 18 years of age and who are at increased risk of exposure to the disease.
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Valneva’s chikungunya jab gets FDA nod, first such for disease

HQ Team November 10, 2023: Valneva SE, a French vaccine maker, has got USFDA approval for its chikungunya vaccine, Ixchiq, to treat individuals.

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One person died and 14 others were suspected to have botulism in France, with chances of additional cases happening within the country or outside as the disease coincided with the Rugby World Cup.
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Botulism kills one in France during Rugby World Cup period

HQ Team September 21, 2023: One person died and 14 others were suspected to have botulism in France, with chances of additional cases.

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Nigeria has recorded an “unusual” rise in diphtheria with 5,898 cases being reported during three months ended August.
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Diphtheria cases in Nigeria on an ‘unusual’ climb: WHO

Nigeria has recorded an “unusual” rise in diphtheria with 5,898 cases being reported during the three months ended August.

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Migratory flows have fanned the Chagas disease, and a study of 2,820 people from the countries where it is an endemic, revealed that 47% were infected by the parasite and 17% had heart lesions.
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Migration leading to high global prevalence of Chagas disease

HQ Team July 17, 2023: Migratory flows have fanned the Chagas disease, and a study of 2,820 people from the countries where it.

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