Ethiopia: Malaria outbreak update

According to the WHO Weekly Bulletin on Outbreak and other Emergencies (Week 40: 30 September to 6 October 2024), Ethiopia is confronting a considerable...

Bird flu, first possible outbreak in humans in Missouri

A minimum of eight individuals have tested positive for the avian influenza virus following contact with the patient, designated as 'case zero', in the...

Guinea: Lassa fever new case

WHO was notified of a confirmed Lassa fever case in southern Guinea. The case was a 63-year-old man living in the Guéckédou prefecture. The...

Fur farming, vehicles of new pandemics

As reported in a recent issue of the scientific journal Nature, research conducted at the University of Sydney, Australia, indicates that certain fur-bearing animals,...

New nasal spray to treat respiratory infections is being tested

A series of studies is being conducted by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital of Boston, Massachusetts (USA) to develop a drug-free broad-spectrum nasal...

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