Cholera

A Rice-Based Oral Cholera Vaccine Induces Macaque-Specific Systemic Neutralizing Antibodies but...

biowizard.com
19 hrs ago
 

Division of Mucosal Immunology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Tokyo, Japan. We previously showed that oral immunization of mice with a rice-based vaccine expressing cholera toxin (CT) B subunit...

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theglobeandmail.com: Farmer Geda Shenu, who lives in a drought-hit rural area near the town of Meki, Ethiopia, is struggling to feed his children and has petitioned for government assistance. The Ethiopian government has restricted coverage of the drought and is hampering the work of international aid groups. theglobeandmail.com

Land of silence and starvation

theglobeandmail.com
yesterday
 

A famine is growing across Ethiopia, but the government is clamping down on information - even ejecting aid agencies that could help bring aid for fear of provoking unrest and losing their grip on power

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cbc.ca: Dr. Brendan Hanley said the spread of H1N1 influenza virus is likely still on the upswing, as there is no sign the number of swine flu cases is declining so far. cbc.ca

Catching good health, not swine flu

csmonitor.com
Nov 5, 2009 15 related
 

A Christian Science perspective. One of the things I love about prayer that's based on the principles of Christian Science is that it starts with God as Spirit, and with the man and woman He created as His image and likeness....

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Zambia: Readying young minds to fight cholera through better hygiene

unicef.org
Nov 5, 2009
 

Readying young minds to fight cholera through better hygiene in Zambia School prefect Ernest Kalyati takes the lead in teaching the importance of washing hands with soap at the launch of a cholera-prevention workshop in Lusaka,...

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Scot honored for service to Japan

japantimes.co.jp
Nov 5, 2009 1 related
 

LONDON — A Scotsman credited with preventing thousands of Japanese from dying of cholera in the 19th century is being officially honored in his hometown of Edinburgh. Officials have unveiled a stone bench to commemorate the...

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Epidemiology, Public Health, and Public Policy

cdc.gov
Nov 5, 2009
 

James S. Marks, MD, MPH Suggested citation for this article: Marks JS. This could just as easily be said about public health — creating societal change to improve the health of the public. Should they advocate solutions about...

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Cholera epidemics in Bangladesh linked to Bengal Delta River discharge

dailyindia.com
Nov 5, 2009 10 related
 

From ANI Washington, Nov 5: In Bangladesh, cholera epidemics occur twice a year - in the spring and again in the fall. The Bengal Delta, which scientists have considered the native land of cholera, is fed by three rivers. The...

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Zimbabwe: OCHA Monthly Humanitarian Update, Oct 2009

reliefweb.int
Nov 4, 2009
 

Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Full_Report (pdf* format - 3.2 Mbytes) Key Points - Triple threat of cholera, Influenza A H1N1 and measles outbreaks reported. - New wave of...

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yahoo.com: Cholera outbreak in northern Nigeria 'kills 20' yahoo.com

Cholera outbreak in northern Nigeria 'kills 20' (AFP)

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Nov 4, 2009 2 related
 

AFP/File – A man disinfects his hands after bringing a cholera patient to a medical centre. A fresh cholera outbreak … KANO (AFP) – A fresh cholera outbreak has killed 20 people and left 200 others infected in northern...

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Cholera case confirmed in Baku school

panorama.am
Nov 3, 2009
 

A cholera case has been registered in Baku School. The second-former was taken to hospital today. Vesti.az reported that blood tests confirmed the infection. Shair Gurbanov, Deputy Head of the Plague Control Station, Ministry...

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