One of world's deadliest diseases kills nine in Equatorial Guinea
It marks the first time the pathogen has ever been seen in Equatorial Guinea, which is now scrambling to contain the outbreak. Hundreds of people are suspected to be infected with the virus. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Is Marburg? What You Need To Know About The Deadly Virus Detected In Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea confirmed the country’s first outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus on Monday, placing it on high alert months after another outbreak was reported in Ghana as experts scramble to contain the highly infectious Ebola-like disease for which there is no approved vaccine or treatment.…#equatorialguinea #ghana #marburg #westafrica #african #africa #cdc #frankfurt #belgrade #yugoslavia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cat's hilarious reaction to guinea pig has internet in stitches: " Curious "
A video of one cat's reaction to a new arrival in the house has left more than 2 million TikTok viewers in stitches. Delilah the cat was unsure when her owner introduced her to Reginald the guinea pig on February 9. Courtney Hill, 27, from Durham, North Carolina, frequently fosters animals, with…#tiktok #courtneyhill #durham #northcarolina #hill #delilah #humanesociety #delilahandreginald (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Is Marburg? What You Need To Know About The Deadly Virus Detected In Equatorial Guinea
There are no treatments or vaccines approved for Marburg, a virus in the same family as Ebola with a fatality rate between 24% to 88%. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Robert Hart, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Science /science Breaking breaking-news Source Type: news
Marburg Virus Outbreak; 3 Killed in MSU Shooting; Medical Societies Back CMS Reform
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The World Health Organization said Equatorial Guinea confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease, after one of eight samples tested positive. Nine deaths and 16... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 14, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Equatorial Guinea: Health Minister Confirms Marburg Virus Outbreak
[DW] Nine people have died in Equatorial Guinea from an "outbreak" of Marburg virus, the country's health minister and the WHO said. The hemorrhagic fever is nearly as deadly as Ebola. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 14, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
New Marburg Virus Outbreak Confirmed In Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea has just confirmed its first outbreak of deadly Marburg virus, a hemorrhagic fever related to Ebola. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Judy Stone, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Source Type: news
Exposure to interparental violence and intimate partner violence among women in Papua New Guinea - Ahinkorah BO, Aboagye RG, Cadri A, Salihu T, Seidu AA, Yaya S.
INTRODUCTION: Evidence suggests that childhood exposure to interparental violence increases the risk of intimate partner violence (IPV) experience or perpetration in adolescence or adulthood. However, it is unclear if exposure to interparental violence inc... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Africa: Guinea Worm - a Nasty Parasite Is Nearly Eradicated, but the Push for Zero Cases Will Require Patience
[The Conversation Africa] A painful, parasitic disease that once infected 3.5 million people per year is tantalizingly close to being eradicated. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 3, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
‘Gomorrah’ Author Roberto Saviano Stands Second Trial for Calling Right-Wing Italian Government Member a ‘Bastard’
Author and anti-Mafia activist Roberto Saviano, whose Neapolitan mob exposé “Gomorrah” is the basis for the popular HBO Max series of the same title, stood his second trial in three months on Wednesday on charges of defaming a member of Italy’s current right-wing government. Saviano first appeared…#robertosaviano #neapolitan #hbo #italian #giorgiameloni #rome #saviano #spanishngoopenarms #guinea #salvini (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau and WFP Renew Partnership to Achieve Zero Hunger and Progress Towards the Sustainable Development Goals
[WFP] The Government of Guinea-Bissau and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have launched a new five-year Country Strategic Plan to achieve food security and improved nutrition. WFP's new Strategic Plan focuses on helping rural communities to build resilience to climate change and strengthen livelihoods, while supporting the government's effort to establish the building blocks of a social protection system that is inclusive, nutrition-sensitive, and climate shocks-responsive. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 1, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Africa: Global Guinea Worm Infections Continue Downward Trend
[VOA] Chicago -- In the 1980s, more than 3 million people worldwide were infected with Guinea worm. At the end of 2022, the number of reported cases globally was down to 13. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Guinea Gets Chinese Boost to Unlock Simandou Iron Ore Deposit
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Source: Reuters: Health - January 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
“ I Was Blind, But Now I See ” – Celebrating Malawi’s Progress on World NTD Day
Vainesi, a former trachoma trichiasis patient, cheers in celebration knowing that trachoma has been eliminated in Malawi. Vainesi had suffered with the pain caused by trachoma for 10 years before a local disability mobiliser encouraged her to go to the hospital for treatment. By Lazarus McCarthy ChakweraLILONGWE, Jan 30 2023 (IPS) “I was blind, but now I see.” This is what Vainesi, from Salima District in Central Malawi, said after surgery to treat trachoma. A mother of three, Vainesi had been unable to work or provide for her family once the disease began to affect her eyesight.
Vainesi is one of millions of Malawians...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera Tags: Africa Development & Aid Headlines Health Poverty & SDGs Source Type: news
Doctors have nearly eradicated a 'terrifying' disease — without a cure or vaccine
When doctors first started trying to eradicate Guinea worm disease nearly four decades ago, more than 3.5 million people were infected. Last year, that number dropped to 13. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - January 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radio/As It Happens Source Type: news
