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Monday, 23 January, 2012

Unusual parasitic disease of muscles reported from Malaysian resort

The Geosentinel network has published a report on the detection of a parasite causing symptoms of severe muscle pains and fever in German vacationers returning from Tioman Island off the east coast of peninsular Malaysia. More...

Monday, 9 January, 2012

Polio update figures provide reason for optimism

In its update for 5th January 2012 The Global Polio Eradication Initiative states that if no cases are reported, and all pending samples return negative in the coming weeks, on 13th January India will have passed one year without a single child being paralyzed by polio for the first time in its history. More...

Monday, 19 December, 2011

Norovirus closes hospital beds in the UK

Eighty-two beds have been closed on two wards and bays at the 500-bed Northwick Park in Harrow after patients developed norovirus infection (sometimes called "winter vomiting bug"). More...

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Feb, 06

Yellow Fever in Cameroon and Ghana

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Feb, 03

Meningitis Cote d'Ivoire

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Jan, 30

Typhoid fever continues in Zimbabwe

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Jan, 20

Measles in the Ukraine

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