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Hundreds of cases of chickenpox in Guangxi, China

April 1, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Multiple elementary schools and daycare centers in Beihai City of Guangxi Province have seen an explosion of chickenpox among students since the end of last

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Legionella outbreak in Scotland

April 1, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

One individual has been hospitalized with Legionnaire's disease and over 100 guests and staff of a four-star hotel in Dundee, Scotland have reported flu-like symptoms. Pontiac

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“Apollo” strikes Ghana

April 1, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Over 400 cases of acute hemmorrhagic conjunctivitis have been reported in clinics throughout Ghana.  This viral infection is highly contagious and typically resolves after two

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Swine Flu Overwhelms Venezuela

March 30, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Today, the Venezuelan government confirmed 415 cases of H1N1 influenza in Venezuela. This is twice as many cases as there were last week, meaning that

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Chickenpox in Ukraine

March 30, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

There have been many reports of children in nursery schools in Lviv, Ukraine having symptoms indicative of chickenpox. In one nursery, 10 children became ill,

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An Occurrence of Foot and Mouth Disease in Domestic Livestock in Russia

March 23, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

  On March 21st, in the Trans-Baikal region, the State Veterinary Service received confirmation of an occurrence of Foot and Mouth Disease in domestic livestock

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Meningitis in Ghana and the United States

March 18, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Fifteen people have died from meningitis in Ghana’s Upper West Region with over 100 cases reported. Ghana is located in the Meningitis Belt of sub-Saharan

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Human Cases of Avian Influenza in Bangladesh

March 18, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Two cases avian influenza (H5N1) have been reported in the Kamalapur area of Dhaka.  The first case is a one year old girl and second

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Plague Continues to Spread in Madagascar

March 18, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Since early February 2011 deaths from both pneumonic and bubonic plague have been occurring in Northern Madagascar. As of February 23rd a total of 45

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HealthMap increasing disease surveillance for growing Libyan refugee crisis

March 10, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

  Inspired by uprisings in neighboring Tunisia and Egypt, Libyans began protesting against Muammar Gaddafi on February 15th.  Gadaffi responded with violent military action, leading UN

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