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How one policy change could curb two airborne epidemics in South Africa
South Africa must make dramatic shifts in its Covid-19 prevention strategies to include new evidence that Sars-CoV-2 spreads mainly through the air
Covid-19 grounds Nigeria’s medical tourists
The country’s elites, including the president, travelled abroad for treatment but now they must use the country’s neglected health system
Can you pause a pandemic? Inside the race to stop spread of Covid-19
Tracing the close contacts of people who test positive for coronavirus disease is a delicate dance. Here’s why these health workers wait for the cover of darkness to take action
US health officials seek to stem measles outbreaks traced to Israel, Ukraine
A total of 555 cases of measles have been recorded in the United States since January 1, most of them in New York and Clark County in Washington state
Ebola survivors: “They think we still have the virus and won’t get close to us.”
Sierra Leoneans who survived the disease suffer long-term side effects and are in dire need of support, which in itself is becoming problematic.
Ebola survivors’ blood could aid new disease treatments
A new project aims to inject people with genetic material in the hopes of spurring cells to make specific antibodies capable of fighting pathogens.
Fear of child virus spreads to China’s capital
Fear of a virus that has infected thousands of children gripped parents in China’s capital and financial hub on Tuesday, as the number of cases of hand, foot and mouth disease…
Medics flee western Uganda as Ebola spreads
Several dozen medics and support staff have fled western Uganda after their co-workers became infected with the Ebola virus in an outbreak that has already killed 18 people,…
WHO installs labs to monitor Ebola outbreak
International health agencies began on Monday to install two laboratories to test cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, amid fears of an epidemic of the disease,…