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More than one million children are at risk of contracting cholera in war-torn Sudan, where 185 deaths have occurred due to the disease since January.
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A million children at risk of cholera in conflict-hit Sudan: UNICEF says

HQ Team May 29, 2025: More than one million children are at risk of contracting cholera in war-torn Sudan, where 185 deaths have.

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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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The Global Virus Network warned of an avian influenza currently circulating in the US, spreading to humans and urged enhanced surveillance, biosecurity measures and preparations for a potential human-to-human transmission.
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Global virologists see potential for an H5N1 pandemic, urge rapid steps

HQ Team May 5, 2025: The Global Virus Network warned of an avian influenza currently circulating in the US, spreading to humans and.

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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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