Global Health News
Global Health News
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10.21.2020
Two-thirds of Guatemala grocery stores sell antibiotics
Antibiotics can be bought without a prescription at grocery stores across Guatemala, raising concerns about the growing problem of drug resistant bacteria.
SciDev.Net Global
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10.08.2020
OPINION: Coronavirus control is a lot harder than we think
Vaccine responses, trials, are taking longer than we initially assumed.
Daily Evergreen
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10.08.2020
NIH awards $17M to research emerging infectious diseases
NIH/NAIAD announced in August the creation of the Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases, an interdisciplinary network of research centers throughout the world.
JAVMA
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10.07.2020
En Guatemala antibióticos se venden en tiendas y sin receta
WSU/UVG investigation of availability of over-the-counter antibiotics in Guatemalan corner stores.
SciDevNet Latina
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10.01.2020
WSU lab in Kenya to focus on East Coast fever
USAID provided funding; researchers will develop treatments for disease.
Daily Evergreen
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10.01.2020
Rabies vaccinations resume after COVID-19 pandemic
New delivery and storage methods advance vaccination campaigns.
Guardian
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09.29.2020
Puzzled scientists seek reasons behind Africa's low fatality rates from pandemic
Africa’s overburdened public health systems, dearth of testing facilities and overcrowded slums had experts predicting a disaster when COVID-19 hit the continent in February.
Reuters
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09.29.2020
The pandemic appears to have spared Africa so far. Scientists are struggling to explain why
Although Africa reported its millionth official COVID-19 case last week, it seems to have weathered the pandemic relatively well so far, with fewer than one confirmed case for every thousand people and just 23,000 deaths so far.
Science Magazine
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09.29.2020
Rabies Hero campaign aims to suppress secondary disease outbreaks due pandemic
Washington State University’s Rabies Free Africa launched the Rabies Hero campaign today to raise national awareness about potential disease outbreaks in animals as people miss routine veterinary care appointments during COVID-19.
VetCandy
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