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Two Vietnamese Women Contract Zika Virus, First in Vietnam: Government

Mon, 2016-04-04 23:57 — Kathy Gilbeaux

reuters.com - (Reporting by Mai Nguyen and Ho Binh Minh; Editing by Michael Perry) - April 4, 2016

Two Vietnamese women have contracted the Zika virus which has been linked to thousands of suspected cases of microcephaly, a rare birth defect, in Brazil, and are the first Zika infections in Vietnam, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

A 64-year-old woman in the beach city of Nha Trang and another woman, 33, in Ho Chi Minh City fell sick in late March, and three rounds of tests have confirmed they are Zika-positive, the ministry said in a statement.

The two patients are in stable condition while no further infections among their relatives and neighbors have been found, the ministry said.

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Liberia records new Ebola death, months after end of its outbreak

Fri, 2016-04-01 08:01 — Mohamed S

A woman has died of Ebola in Liberia, months after the West African nation was declared free of the deadly virus and weeks after neighboring Guinea also recorded a new flare-up, health officials said on Friday.

"A young lady in her early thirties died of Ebola yesterday at the Redemption Hospital," a senior health ministry official said. A hospital worker also confirmed the woman had tested positive for the disease.

 

 

(Reporting by Alphonso Toweh; Writing by Joe Bavier; Editing by Larry King)

follow on:http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-ebola-liberia-idUSKCN0WY4I3

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Sierra Leone News: For post-ebola… Japan donates $2.2 m to WFP

Fri, 2016-04-01 07:46 — Mohamed S

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WHO - Ebola Situation Report - 30 March 2016

Wed, 2016-03-30 23:14 — Kathy Gilbeaux

                                                

apps.who.int - March 30, 2016

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Death Toll Rises to 7 in Guinea Ebola Outbreak

Wed, 2016-03-30 22:41 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

The WHO said that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa no longer constituted an international emergency, but the announcement of new cases in Guinea demonstrates the difficulty of managing the aftermath of the virus (AFP Photo/Carl de Souza)

AFP - news.yahoo.com - March 30, 2016

Conakry (AFP) - A resurgence of Ebola in a rural Guinean community has killed seven people, health officials said Wednesday, even as the World Health Organization voiced confidence that remaining isolated cases could be contained.

The WHO said Tuesday that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa no longer constituted an international emergency, but the announcement of new cases demonstrated the difficulty of managing the aftermath of the virus.

The death of a man, two of his wives and his daughter were announced two weeks ago by the Guinean health authorities, who confirmed Wednesday a third wife and a mother-in-law also died after becoming infected in the village of Koropara.

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Sierra Leone News: Over 1.4 million children to be vaccinated

Wed, 2016-03-30 11:42 — Mohamed S

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WHO Urges Stronger Regulations on Vaccines in China

Tue, 2016-03-29 13:44 — Mohamed S

WHO Urges Stronger Regulations on Vaccines in China

 

 
 
 
BEIJING—

China needs to more closely regulate the market for private vaccines within its borders, the World Health Organization said Tuesday after authorities broke up a massive illegal drug ring earlier this month.

Police in China arrested more than 130 people allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade after the group dumped around $48 million worth of illegal vaccines onto the private Chinese drug market. Much of the medicine had expired before it was sold.

“This incident has highlighted the need for more, stricter enforcement of vaccine management regulations across the board,” WHO China representative Bernhard Schwartlander said in an email.

According to Chinese police, a woman and her daughter, who have since been arrested, led the drug ring and sold more than $100 million worth of illegal vaccines across the country since 2001.

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All told, 29 pharmaceutical companies are believed to have sold the illegitimate drugs to 16 institutions.

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Vietnam Raises Zika Alert Level After Tourist Tests Positive

Sat, 2016-03-26 22:13 — Kathy Gilbeaux

                           

Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long at the meeting with Binh Thuan authorities.

Vietnam raises its Zika alert level as an Australian tourist tested positive for the virus after returning from the country.

channelnewsasia.com - by Le Thi Minh Hue - March 24, 2016

HANOI: Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has raised the alert level for Zika after an Australian tourist tested positive upon his return from Vietnam.

The move came after the World Health Organization's (WHO) International Heath Regulations (IHR) agency informed Vietnam of the case, Professor Tran Dac Phu, Head of Preventive Medicine Department, told local media late Wednesday (Mar 23).

Phu confirmed that the Australian tourist went through an incubation period while in Vietnam.

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ALSO SEE RELATED ARTICLE HERE - Vietnam braces for Zika virus

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WHO - Interim Guidance - Clinical Care for Survivors of Ebola Virus Disease

Wed, 2016-03-23 21:41 — Kathy Gilbeaux

who.int - February 24, 2016

CLICK HERE - WHO - Interim Guidance - Clinical Care for Survivors of Ebola Virus Disease

Overview

Today, there are over 10 000 survivors of Ebola virus disease. A number of medical problems have been reported in survivors, including mental health issues. Ebola virus may persist in some body fluids, including semen. Ebola survivors need comprehensive support for the medical and psychosocial challenges they face and also to minimize the risk of continued Ebola virus transmission.

WHO has developed this document to guide health services on how to provide quality care to survivors of Ebola virus disease. Table of contents include:

Introduction

Planning follow-up of the Ebola survivor

Common sequelae of Ebola virus disease and recommended evaluation and clinical management

Considerations for special populations

Monitoring for persistent Ebola virus infection in survivors: guidelines for testing and counselling

Infection prevention and control considerations in survivors

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Zika Virus Risk Estimated For 50 US Cities: Study

Wed, 2016-03-23 16:31 — Maeryn Obley

A mosquito.Image: A mosquito.

sakshipost.com - March 17, 2016

Key factors that can combine to produce a Zika virus outbreak are expected to be present in 50 US cities during peak summer months, a study has warned.

The Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is spreading the virus in much of Latin America and the Caribbean, will likely be increasingly abundant across much of the southern and eastern US as the weather warms, according to the study led by experts at the National Centre for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in US.

Summertime weather conditions are favourable for populations of the mosquito along the East Coast as far north as New York City and across the southern tier of the country as far west as Phoenix and Los Angeles, according to computer simulations conceived and run by researchers at NCAR and the NASA Marshall Space Flight Centre.

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