Nigeria: Kano Confirms 18 Dead From Suspected Cases of Diphtheria Outbreak
[Vanguard] The Kano State government has on Thursday confirmed 18 persons dead from suspected cases of diphtheria outbreak that hit the ancient city of Kano. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 20, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Decreasing rates of childhood immunization are a major concern. Our medical analyst explains why
Vaccine rates for measles, polio, diphtheria and other diseases are decreasing among US children, according to a new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That means more children are at risk for severe illness — illness that could be averted if they were immunized. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - January 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CNN expert talks about the consequences if childhood immunization rates drop further
Vaccine rates for measles, polio, diphtheria and other diseases are decreasing among US children, according to a new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - January 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Diphtheria: cases among asylum seekers in England, 2022 and 2023
An increase in cases of toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae has been identified among asylum seekers arriving into England in 2022 and 2023. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - January 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Red spots, red flags: Experts' warnings come true as missing vaccinations lead to measles outbreak
From the time countries scrambled to protect their population — first through lockdowns and isolation and then through unprecedented, large-scale vaccination drives — public health experts warned that there would be a price to pay in the form of children missing their regular vaccination doses against diseases like measles, polio and diphtheria. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - December 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Diphtheria: Migrants with symptoms to be isolated
Decision comes after death of a man at a processing centre may have been caused by the disease. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What IS diphtheria and how does the bug spread?
Diphtheria, a disease once called 'the strangler' for how it ravaged Victorian-era children, could be spreading in the UK again. Here, MailOnline answers all your questions about the disease. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Diphtheria: Highly Contagious Disease On The Rise Among U.K. Asylum Seekers
Suspected cases of a highy contagious and potentially deadly disease have risen to more than 70 among asylum seekers in England, a national newspaper reports. Many of these had been moved from the Manston detention centre near the south coast to hotels around Britain, the Sunday Times says.…#asylumseekers #highycontagious #asylum #seekers #manston #disease #deadlydisease #health #diphtheria #centre (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Diphtheria: Highly Contagious Disease On The Rise Among U.K. Asylum Seekers
Suspected cases have risen to more than 70, national reports say. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - November 28, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Katherine Hignett, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Source Type: news
Diphtheria spreads among Channel migrants dispersed from Manston
Health officials say there have been 50 cases found in asylum seekers moved around the country by the Home Office (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - November 27, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Diphtheria: Asylum Seekers To Be Vaccinated As Disease Found At U.K. Processing Center
The disease is on the rise across migrant detention facilities in Europe. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - November 14, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Katherine Hignett, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Source Type: news
Diphtheria outbreak confirmed at asylum seeker centre in Kent
‘Very small’ number of cases reported at Manston airfield, where about 3,000 people are staying in tentsThere has been an outbreak of diphtheria at an asylum seeker processing centre at a former MoD site in Kent.The Home Office refused to confirm the number of cases of diphtheria at Manston – an airfield in Ramsgate providing tented accommodation for about 3,000 people who have arrived in the UK on small boats – but said the number was “very small”.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 20, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Diane Taylor Tags: Infectious diseases Kent Immigration and asylum Health UK news Source Type: news
Panacea wins contract worth $127 million from WHO, PAHO to supply pentavalent vaccine
The vaccine protects children against five deadly diseases: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hepatitis B and invasive infections caused by Haemophilus Influenza Type b. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - October 10, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
FDA OKs Tdap Vaccine for Whooping Cough Protection Before Birth
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA announced approval of the first vaccine to be delivered through a pregnant mother to unborn babies for protection in the first 2 months of life.
The tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - October 8, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news
WHO and UDER implement multi-partner project to boost primary health care services in northwest ...
21 August 2022 – WHO, together with the Relief Experts Association UDER as implementing agency, has bolstered the provision of primary health care services in northwest Syria by rendering the facilities in the towns of Sarmada, Tarmanin, Daret Azza and Zarzour fully operational.
Due to the size and scope of the project – which took place between August 2021 and May 2022 – UDER had struck agreements with several other organizations on the ground. Thanks to immense efforts requiring daily coordination, the Mentor Initiative offered leishmaniasis treatment services; Physicians Across Continents delivered mal...
Source: WHO EMRO News - August 21, 2022 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
