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Polio initiative calls for €2 billion more funding to eradicate virus

The call for funding is part of a global effort to eradicate polio by 2029.

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Rwanda administers vaccine doses in trial amid Marburg virus outbreak

A new vaccine trial is under way in Rwanda as the country fights an outbreak of the highly deadly Marburg virus.

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What is Marburg virus, the deadly disease breaking out in Rwanda?

The Ebola-related Marburg virus kills around half of those infected but has been fatal in up to 90 per cent of cases.

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New analysis of animals in Wuhan could help reveal COVID origins

A new genetic analysis looks at species of animals present at the Wuhan market that may have spread COVID-19 to people.

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Why you should avoid mosquito bites in Europe amid virus outbreak

Five people have died this year from the deadly West Nile virus in Spain.

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Concerns grow over West Nile virus after two more deaths in Seville

According to authorities, the total number of deaths in Andalusia has risen to five, with 10 more people estimated to be infected with the virus.

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Cattle in France hit by bluetongue epidemic

A new strain of bluetongue, a potentially fatal disease for sheep and cattle, has been detected across Europe after first exploding in Dutch farms.

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DRC hopes to receive mpox vaccines to address health emergency

Most of the mpox cases and deaths have been in Congo, with a new strain that is likely more transmissible spreading there.

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Sweden reports first case of more severe mpox strain

Swedish officials said the clade I case of mpox detected in a patient "does not affect the risk to the general population".

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What is mpox and why has the WHO declared it a health emergency?

Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is endemic in central and western Africa and was last declared a global health emergency in 2022.

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Third human case of bird flu in US detected in dairy worker

Three human cases of bird flu have been detected in humans in the US amid an outbreak in dairy cattle.

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What is B virus? Here’s what to know after human case reported

A man in Hong Kong has reportedly caught the zoonotic disease. About 50 cases - of which 21 fatal - have been recorded since the disease was discovered in 1932.

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Officials look into rare disorder in older adults who got RSV vaccine

Officials are investigating a rare nervous system disorder in older adults who received the RSV vaccine.

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Peru declares health emergency in most provinces as dengue cases soar

Peru has declared a health emergency in most of its provinces as dengue cases soar.

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Fact-check: Can cold weather actually make you sick?

Recent research has shown that cold temperatures can cause us to get sick by damaging the immune response in our noses.

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What is Alaskapox? First death recorded after virus' recent discovery

The first known fatality of the recently discovered virus, also known as AKPV, was reported in the United States. The disease is similar to smallpox.

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At least 1.4 million lives saved in Europe due to COVID vaccines

Without COVID-19 vaccines, the cumulative death toll in Europe would have been around 4 million, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

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First vaccine for devastating disease with 75% mortality rate trialled

The first participants in a trial received doses of a vaccine for the Nipah virus - a disease with a mortality rate of up to 75 per cent.

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Duration vs distance: Why some people got COVID and others didn’t

A new Oxford University study found that the duration of an encounter with a person sick with COVID was as important as the distance kept from them.

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France temporarily bans oyster production in Arcachon over norovirus

Multiple people were sick over Christmas, with authorities saying reports indicated it was linked to oysters.