Cambodia’s Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced that the kingdom detected the second human case of H5N1 avian influenza after an 11-year-old girl had recently died of the virus. A 49-year-old man from southeastern Prey [Read More]
Chinese researchers have identified a new gut-secreted hormone named famsin, which contributes to metabolic adaptations during fasting. The intestines are responsible for nutrient absorption and orchestrate metabolism in different organs during feeding, and intestine-secreted hormones [Read More]
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said its urgent support helped to avert COVID-19 vaccines expiry in Africa. The Africa CDC, in a statement issued Thursday, said following the emergence of [Read More]
The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) on Wednesday confirmed that a Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) virus infection has been identified in the Riverina, an agricultural region of the state’s southwest. The NSW Ministry [Read More]
New research suggests that vaccination against COVID-19 is associated with fewer heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular issues among people who were infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The study, published Monday in [Read More]
Bolivia has seen a sudden increase in dengue fever cases this year, with a total of 8,700 cases and 29 related deaths reported to date, Health Minister Jeyson Auza said Monday. As of Saturday, which [Read More]
The death toll from Lassa fever in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, has risen to 85 since the beginning of the year, local health authorities said on Monday. In its latest update on Lassa fever, [Read More]
The Australian state of Victoria has issued a health alert over measles infection, as a new case was identified in a returned overseas traveller. The state’s health department said in a statement on Saturday that [Read More]
Africa is witnessing an exponential rise in cholera cases amid a global surge, as cases recorded on the continent in the first month of 2023 alone have already risen by more than 30 percent of [Read More]
Cuban sanitary authorities have stepped up bird flu measures following the detection of the first cases of the disease at a zoo. Cuba’s National Center of Animal Health (CENASA) instructed people to notify findings of [Read More]
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