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Polio Reemerges in Nigeria

September 30, 2016March 23, 2022 Cheryl Lang

In 2012, an estimated 122 of the 223 global cases of polio occurred in Nigeria, more than half of the cases worldwide (1,3). Worldwide efforts

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Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Spain: A New Emerging Disease in Western Europe?

September 27, 2016March 23, 2022 Chris Mantell

On August 25th, the first two autochthonous cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) were confirmed in Spain, resulting in the death of one man [1]. 

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Drug-Resistant Leprosy Emerges in West Africa

September 9, 2016March 23, 2022 Kara Sewalk

  A recent publication in the Clinical Infectious Disease Journal highlights an investigation identifying a cluster of Guinean patients with drug resistant leprosy infections [1].

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