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- WHO reports wild poliovirus outbreak in Africa
- Study shows vitamin C kills drug-resistant strands of TB
- WIAAP opposes bill that may allow unvaccinated health care employees
- Agenus initiates enrollment in brain tumor vaccine trial
- Expert doubts CDC promotion of influenza vaccine
- Swine-origin flu variant cases continue in U.S.
- Scientist map critical portion of anti-influenza antibody
- Boy dies from superbug infection at NIH hospital
- Progress made on new TB drug
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U.K. measles outbreak caused in part by Wakefield study
Tweet Low vaccination rates, particularly among teenagers, may have contributed to the current measles outbreak in England and Wales. The U.K. Health Protection Agency recently said that the outbreak has lead to the highest number of measles cases in England … Read More »
HPA identifies case of novel coronavirus in United Kingdom
Tweet The United Kingdom’s Health Protection Agency confirmed the diagnosis on Monday of a case of novel coronavirus in a U.K. resident who recently traveled to Pakistan and the Middle East. The patient is currently receiving intensive care treatment in … Read More »
U.K. records highest number of measles since 90s
Tweet The U.K. Health Protection Agency recently announced that in 2012, the number of measles cases in England and Wales reached its highest level in 18 years. The HPA said that there were 2,016 confirmed cases of the once commonplace … Read More »
ECDC publishes seasonal influenza epidemic risk assessment
Tweet The ECDC published its risk assessment of the 2012/2013 seasonal influenza epidemics in Europe this week. According to the report, influenza epidemics began earlier this season than in previous seasons, with western Europe and Scandinavia hit first. Spain and … Read More »
European Commission commits to fight against pregnancy-associated malaria
TweetThe European Commission recently dedicated six million Euros toward the development of a candidate vaccine against pregnancy-associated malaria. The EC committed the money to the PlacMalVac project to protect the more than 100 million pregnant women at risk from PAM. … Read More »
London ranks last in England for HPV vaccine rates
Tweet While the British Department of Health’s marketing campaign for school girls and their parents for human papillomavirus vaccination has seen its share of successes, London lags behind the rest of the country. A recent report by the Healthcare Protection … Read More »
U.K. says number of norovirus cases declining
Tweet The U.K. Health Protection Agency recently announced a 32 percent drop in the number of confirmed cases of norovirus in the country in the first week of 2013. The HPA said that the figure, down from 257 to 175, … Read More »
ECDC reports high influenza activity across Europe
Tweet The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control recently reported that season influenza activity has increased substantially among European countries, particularly those in the northwestern portion of the continent. The ECDC’s Weekly Influenza Surveillance Overview, Week 1, 2013, reports … Read More »