Zika now suspected from mosquitoes in Miami Beach
Health officials in Florida have identified a possible new area of Zika transmission involving several cases in Miami Beach, said officials familiar with the situation who declined to speak on the record because of the ongoing investigation. The development, first reported by The Miami Herald, would mean that the local virus outbreak no longer is contained to […]See the rest of the story at mysite.comRelated:Zika can infect adult brain cells, not just fetal cells, study suggestsHow racial bias, income inequality and the 2016 election can hurt your healthHuge yellow fever vaccination campaign begins in Africa amid f...
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - August 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Angola: Massive Yellow Fever Vaccination Begins in Angola and DRC
[Deutsche Welle] Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola have begun one of the biggest ever emergency vaccination campaigns in Africa to curb a yellow fever epidemic that has killed hundreds since the beginning of this year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 18, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Yellow fever vaccination campaign starts in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
The biggest emergency yellow fever vaccination campaign ever held in Africa was launched in the city of Kinshasa in Democratic Republic of the Congo this week. With high risk of transmission of the mosquito-borne disease in this densely populated city, the vaccination campaign aims to protect as many people as possible and stop the outbreak before the rainy season begins in late September. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - August 18, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: yellow fever [subject], yellow fever [subject], African Region [region], Democratic Republic of the Congo [country] Source Type: news
DRC: Mass vaccination campaign will protect millions against yellow fever
MSF is taking part in a huge vaccination campaign in Kinshasa with 160+ MSF staff organising 100 teams in three health zones. (Source: MSF News)
Source: MSF News - August 18, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Rob Source Type: news
MSF Supporting Massive Yellow Fever Vaccination Effort in DRC
Amidst an ongoing yellow fever epidemic in the DRC, MSF is mobilizing considerable resources to support the Congolese authorities in a massive vaccination campaign. Language
English (Source: MSF News)
Source: MSF News - August 17, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Jess Brown Source Type: news
How racial bias, income inequality and the 2016 election can hurt your health
David Williams has spent many years figuring out how racial segregation, disparate income distribution and limited access to health care can affect people's lives. Williams is a professor at Harvard University in the departments of public health and African and African American Studies. I spoke with Williams on Wednesday about the research he has conducted on […]See the rest of the story at mysite.comRelated:Huge yellow fever vaccination campaign begins in Africa amid fears of global spreadNew virtual reality fitness apps aim to make exercise less tediousZika and the race to quell outbreaks: My talk with Anthony Fau...
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - August 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fears of global yellow fever outbreak spur vaccination effort
Stephen FellerWASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- The WHO plans to vaccinate more than 14 million people in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo to prevent the further spread of a yellow fever outbreak. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Massive yellow fever vaccination campaign begins in Congo
Dozens of organizations have started a massive emergency vaccination campaign in Congo against the largest yellow fever outbreak in decades, trying to stop its global spread. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - August 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
African yellow fever epidemic could go global, experts warn
As the global vaccine stockpile wanes, fears are growing that the virus could spread internationally (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - August 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
14 million to be vaccinated against yellow fever
Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo began an emergency vaccination campaign this week to curtail a yellow fever outbreak that has sickened thousands of people and killed more than 400, the World Health Organization said. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Huge yellow fever vaccination campaign begins in Africa amid fears of global spread
The World Health Organization is embarking on a massive vaccination campaign to stem a deadly yellow fever outbreak in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo that public health experts say threatens to expand beyond Africa. The disease has killed more than 400 people and sickened thousands in the two countries, according to an alert that […]Related:Zika virus now actively spreading in Miami Beach, CDC expands travel advisoryFlorida Gov. Rick Scott confirms new Zika transmissions in Miami BeachZika now suspected from mosquitoes in Miami Beach (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - August 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Huge yellow fever vaccination campaign begins in Africa amid fears of global spread
The World Health Organization is embarking on a massive vaccination campaign to stem a deadly yellow fever outbreak in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo that public health experts say threatens to expand beyond Africa. The disease has killed more than 400 people and sickened thousands in the two countries, according to an alert that […]See the rest of the story at mysite.comRelated:New virtual reality fitness apps aim to make exercise less tediousZika and the race to quell outbreaks: My talk with Anthony Fauci, NIH’s top vaccine expertWHO will vaccinate in five African nations after polio outbreak (S...
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - August 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
MSF Supporting Massive Yellow Fever Vaccination Effort in DRC
August 16, 2016Amidst an ongoing yellow fever epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Doctors Without Borders/M édecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is mobilizing considerable resources to support the Congolese authorities in a massive vaccination campaign against the disease. The plan is to vaccinate 10.5 million people over the next ten days. (Source: MSF News)
Source: MSF News - August 16, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Phil Zabriskie Source Type: news
