Tropical diseases updates

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    Cholera is a side effect of laziness and stupidity that shouldn't be considered a tropical disease. If it is ? STUPID should go in the same category......sadly......they often live side by side
     
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    Vaccine stocks are too low to cope with a global outbreak...
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    Deadly Yellow Fever virus on brink of spreading to Europe and Americas, charity warns
    Tuesday 16 August 2016 - Virus leads to bleeding from eyes, nose and mouth and organ failure, and is sweeping across Africa in worst outbreak for more than 30 years. A dozen cases have already been reported in China, and Save the Children says vaccine stocks are too low to cope with a global outbreak
     
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    Charlie Webster brought out of induced coma after five days as she battles malaria. I got into a similar situation in Australia. It was Dengue fever, looking back now, and I got stuck in my room for two weeks to recover. I was barely alive after going through a few seizures induced by high temperatures. In 2014 there were more than 1500 confirmed cases across the country.
     
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    ALIMA tryin' to stop outbreak of Rift Valley Fever...
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    Rift Valley Fever Outbreak Kills 21 in Western Niger
    September 21, 2016 — Health workers in western Niger are racing to contain an outbreak of Rift Valley fever that has killed at least 21 people over the past month, an aid agency said Wednesday.
     
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    Granny wantin' to know when dey gonna come up with a cure for the epizootics?...
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    Two Tropical Diseases on Track for Eradication in 4 Years
    October 13, 2016 | WASHINGTON — By the year 2020, two neglected tropical diseases, lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, and trachoma, a blinding illness, may be eliminated in the world’s poorest countries, thanks to a partnership of governments, charitable foundations and pharmaceutical companies.
     
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    Controlling mosquitoes with bacteria...

    Bacteria Shown to Stop Transmission of Mosquito-borne Illness
    October 26, 2016 | WASHINGTON — Researchers in Australia have shown that introducing a naturally-occurring bacterium in the wild, called Wolbachia, can control mosquitoes that cause Dengue fever.
     
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    $18M Donation to Target Mosquito-borne Diseases
    October 26, 2016 | WASHINGTON — An international coalition of governments and philanthropic organizations has donated $18 million to fight Zika and other mosquito-borne illnesses. The money will target the illnesses in Colombia and Brazil with a unique mosquito-control program. The funds from the U.S. Agency for International Development and the British government, as well as Britain’s Wellcome Trust and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will be used to scale up the innovative, widely praised program being developed in Australia.
     
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    Doctors in Australia have reported a resurgence in patients suffering from scurvy...
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    Scurvy makes surprise return in Australia
    Tue, 29 Nov 2016 - Doctors in Australia report a resurgence in the disease historically associated with sea explorers.
     
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    Malaria and dengue updates...

    Child Anti-Malaria Drug Programs in Senegal a ‘Blueprint’ for Africa
    November 29, 2016 — Researchers say that giving anti-malarial drugs to older children can significantly reduce overall transmission of disease. Currently, most such programs are limited to the under-fives, but a study by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, shows that expanding the intervention can lower the number of malaria cases.
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    Study: Use of Dengue Vaccine Effective in Some Regions, Risky in Others
    November 29, 2016 - The World Health Organization is continuing to assess the risks and benefits of the first vaccine developed to prevent dengue fever.
     
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    New typhoid outbreak in Zimbabwe...
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    Zimbabwe Battles New Typhoid Outbreak
    January 04, 2017 — An outbreak of typhoid in Zimbabwe's capital has killed two people and is affecting dozens more, raising fears that the southern African country's water and sanitation problems are far from over.
     
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    NGO's helping Zimbabwe with typhoid outbreak...
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    Aid Groups Help Zimbabwe Fight Typhoid Outbreak
    January 12, 2017 — International aid groups have begun helping Zimbabwe fight an outbreak of typhoid. Some stakeholders say President Robert Mugabe’s government has not been taking the outbreak seriously. Officials say the waterborne disease, which has struck more than 200 people in Harare, killing two, has been detected in other parts of Zimbabwe.
     
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    The next big pandemic? - Brazil stocking up on yellow fever vaccine...
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    Brazil orders 11.5 million yellow fever vaccine doses
    Thu, 26 Jan 2017 - Brazil is facing the largest outbreak of the disease in the country since 2000.
     
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    Cause of Severe Form of Dengue Fever Found...
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    Scientists: Cause of Severe Form of Dengue Fever Found
    January 27, 2017 The cause of a severe form of dengue fever has been identified. The finding offers the possibility of earlier lifesaving care and the development of drugs to treat the tropical illness.
     
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    Yellow fever outbreak in Brazil attributed to climate change...
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    Climate shift brings back an old scourge as Brazil races to contain yellow fever outbreak
    Saturday 4th February, 2017 - Brazilian health authorities are rushing to try to control an outbreak of yellow fever, a viral relic of the colonial era. But the disease is back and killing people at a rate not seen for decades, and experts say it is being driven by some of the same factors that have fuelled the outbreak of Zika virus, a new threat that has wrought havoc in Brazil over the past two years.
     
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    Rats!...
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    Leptospirosis kills one and strikes two others in New York
    Wed, 15 Feb 2017 - Each patient suffered acute kidney and liver failure, as officials scramble to cull rat populations.
     
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    Cholera outbreak in Malawi...
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    Malawi Registers New Cases of Cholera
    March 17, 2017 — Malawi has started registering new cases of cholera in areas bordering Mozambique, one week after the government in Malawi warned of a cholera outbreak in the neighboring country.
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    UN: Cholera Reaches South Sudan's Second-largest City
    March 10, 2017 — The United Nations says South Sudan's cholera outbreak has reached the country's second-largest city, as the number of cases nationwide rises beyond 5,500.
     
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    Cholera strikes swampy region of So. Sudan...
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    Cholera stalks 'refugee islands' in swamplands of South Sudan
    April 6, 2017 -- Kneeling over a pot of water drawn from the nearby swamp, Veronica feigns a smile as her eyes dart toward the floor of her small hut. "I know it's dirty but I have no other choice," says the 35-year-old South Sudanese mother of four.
     
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    'Record-breaking' Progress in Fighting Neglected Tropical Diseases...
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    WHO Reports 'Record-breaking' Progress in Fighting Neglected Tropical Diseases
    April 18, 2017 — The World Health Organization said Tuesday that unprecedented progress had been made in tackling many of the world's most disfiguring and disabling neglected tropical diseases over the past 10 years.
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    Frog Substance Shown to Kill Human Flu Viruses
    April 18, 2017 - A frog found in India secretes a substance that has been shown to be highly effective at killing influenza viruses.
     
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    Cholera outbreak in Kenya...
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    Kenya cholera outbreak hits dozens at health conference
    Thu, 22 Jun 2017 : Delegates were attending a conference organised by Kenya's Ministry of Health in Nairobi.
     
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    Dengue Outbreak in Sri Lanka...
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    'Unprecedented' Dengue Outbreak Kills Nearly 300 in Sri Lanka
    July 24, 2017 - The worst-ever outbreak of dengue fever in Sri Lanka has killed nearly 300 people, with the number of cases rising rapidly.
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    Australia Helping Sri Lanka Fight Dengue Outbreak
    July 20, 2017 — Australia is contributing funds to help Sri Lanka combat its worst outbreak of dengue fever, which has claimed 250 lives and infected nearly 100,000 people so far this year in the Indian Ocean island nation.
     
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    Vietnam Dengue Cases go up 42%...
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    Vietnam Dengue Cases Soar 42 Percent
    August 18, 2017 — Vietnam has been battling raging dengue fever outbreaks, with more than 10,000 new infections reported in the past week stretching its medical system.
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    Researchers Blame Saudi-Led Coalition for 'Worst Cholera Outbreak in the World' in Yemen
    August 18, 2017 - The majority of deaths from Yemen's cholera outbreak have occurred in rebel-controlled areas cut off from supplies due to airstrikes and blockades by a Saudi-led military coalition, according to research published on Friday.
     
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    'Cholera hotspots' Threaten More Than 1M People in Nigeria Refugee Camps...
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    Cholera Outbreak Threatens More Than 1M People in Nigeria Refugee Camps
    September 07, 2017 — At least 1.4 million people uprooted by Boko Haram's insurgency in northeast Nigeria are living in 'cholera hotspots,' prey to an outbreak of the deadly disease which is sweeping through camps for the displaced, the United Nations said on Thursday.
     
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    Cholera in deepest darkest Africa...
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    WHO: Over 500 Dead as Congo Cholera Epidemic Spreads
    Monday 11th September, 2017 - More than 500 people have died so far in a cholera epidemic that is sweeping the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Outbreaks of the water-borne disease occur regularly in Congo, mainly due to poor sanitation and a lack of access to clean drinking water.
     
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    WHO: Urgent Action Under Way to Prevent Spread of Cholera in West Africa...
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    Urgent Action Under Way to Prevent Spread of Cholera in West Africa
    September 18, 2017 — An emergency vaccination campaign is getting under way in northeastern Nigeria to prevent a deadly cholera outbreak from spreading to other countries.
     
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    African warming and drought threatens with more Zika, Dengue carrying mosquitoes...
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    As Africa Warms, Mosquito Carrying Zika, Dengue More Likely to Thrive
    September 21, 2017 — From deadly droughts and destroyed crops to shrinking water sources, communities across sub-Saharan Africa are struggling to withstand the onslaught of global record-breaking temperatures.
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    Kenya Health Officials Issue Alert Over Dengue Fever Outbreak
    May 08, 2017 — An alert has been issued in Mombasa County, Kenya, in response to an outbreak of dengue fever, a potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease.
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    Study: Prior Dengue Infection May Make Zika Worse
    March 30, 2017 - Zika, like dengue fever and West Nile virus, is in a family of mosquito-borne viruses called flaviviruses. A new study suggests that Zika can be much worse for people previously infected with another flavivirus. In pregnant women, it may put their babies at higher risk for serious birth defects, including microcephaly, a condition in which infants are born with abnormally small heads.
     

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