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Sat, 17 May 2008 10:28:13 +0200

Chinese Government Relocating Tibetans to Avoid Disease
Xinhua news reports that the Chinese government plans to relocate 77,000 people from the Tibetan region of Aba by 2013 in order to avoid Kaschin-Beck disease. The cause of...
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:00:11 +0200

MRSA-PVL Strain Particularly Deadly
UK newspapers tend to report infectious disease news trends faster than US papers. The Times Online reports a "playground superbug" which turns out to be a strain of MRSA...
Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:00:36 +0200

Indonesia Holds Bird Flu Epidemic Drill
AP news reports that Indonesia is wrapping up a bird flu epidemic drill. Indonesia is the most likely site of a human-to-human bird flu epidemic, so quashing an epidemic...
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:24:36 +0200

Tanzania Requires Yellow Fever Vaccination
The Tanzanian Embassy in the United States has posted that a yellow fever vaccination is now required to enter Tanzania. Yellow fever epidemics occur in many African countries, so...
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:31:44 +0200

Passover Immunizations for Israel
The CDC is recommending that people traveling to Israel for Passover get all childhood immunizations updated. Currently there is a measles outbreak in Israel, so please consult with your...
Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:00:28 +0200