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First Case of Ebola Diagnosed Outside West Africa — Quarantine In Place

rstjohn Outubro 6, 2014 Sem comentários

First Case of Ebola Diagnosed Outside West Africa — Quarantine In Place A person from Liberia flew to Texas to visit family and became ill after arrival. He went to the hospital but…

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How Ebola Spreads: One Doctor’s Tragedy

rstjohn Setembro 15, 2014 Sem comentários

How Ebola Spreads: One Doctor’s Tragedy To illustrate how Ebola is being transmitted from person to person and some of the difficulties faced by professionals who are trying to control this…

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Total Ebola Cases 3,000+, Deaths 1500+: Is This The Whole Story?

rstjohn Agosto 31, 2014 Sem comentários

Total Ebola Cases 3,000+, Deaths 1500+: Is This The Whole Story? The World Health Organization (WHO) is worried that the extent of the Ebola virus disease (Ebola) outbreaks in Guinea, Liberia,…

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Why You, As A Traveller, Won’t Catch Ebola

msharpe Julho 28, 2014 Sem comentários

Why You, As A Traveller, Won’t Catch Ebola The Ebola outbreak affecting 3 countries in West Africa is getting a lot of media attention, and perhaps it should since it is…

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Então, acha que não vai apanhar a febre chikungunya quando visitar as Caraíbas?

rstjohn Julho 8, 2014 Sem comentários

So, You Think You Won’t Get Chikungunya Fever While Visiting the Caribbean? You should be aware that there is a raging epidemic of chikungunya fever in the Caribbean. It all…

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Chikungunya cases surpass 100,000!

rstjohn Junho 6, 2014 Sem comentários

Chikungunya cases surpass 100,000! Travellers to the Caribbean need to listen up! Watch out for mosquitoes carrying chikungunya virus. What? Who ever heard of chikungunya fever? It was always in Southeast…

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Chikungunya Fever in the Caribbean — Tourist Warning

rstjohn Março 15, 2014 Sem comentários

Chikungunya Fever in the Caribbean — Tourist Warning Since the first ever appearance of the chikungunya virus in the Western Hemisphere approximately 10 weeks ago, the spread of chikungunya in the eastern Caribbean…

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Are YOU Spreading Measles?

msharpe Fevereiro 25, 2014 Sem comentários

Are YOU Spreading Measles? When measles outbreaks occur anywhere in the world at any time, unvaccinated travellers may be exposed, becoming infected and inadvertently spreading the disease when they travel…

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World-wide Shortage of Yellow Fever Vaccine

rstjohn Fevereiro 6, 2014 Sem comentários

World-wide Shortage of Yellow Fever Vaccine One of the major producers of yellow fever vaccine, Sanofi Pasteur, has announced that due to a production problem, there will be a shortage of…

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TB Spreading without a Cure in South Africa

rstjohn Fevereiro 4, 2014 Sem comentários

TB Spreading without a Cure in South Africa Recent reports have revealed that extreme anti-tuberculosis drug resistance (XDR-TB) is becoming a serious public health problem in South Africa. These TB strains…

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