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Tainted spirits: A global crisis endangering travellers
05 February, 2025
And latest updates for Ebola, Marburg, mpox, and influenza...General Articles
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Implications of mis and disinformation
06 March, 2025
At what point does fact transform into fiction? In our digital era, where information travels at the speed of light, the boundary between reality and falsehood is dangerously dissolving...General Articles
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Pandemic preparedness update 8 January 2025
08 January, 2025
Latest updates for human metapneumovirus (HMPV), mpox, and avian influenza...General Articles
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Podcast: HMPV in China
08 January, 2025
What is human metapneumovirus and what actions should organisations be taking? International media are reporting an increase in respiratory illnesses in China with concerns about the global impact. However health officials state the situation is not unusual. In this podcast our Medical expert tells us what this virus is, and sorts the fact from fiction.General Articles, Respiratory Illnesses
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Vaccine preventable diseases
23 January, 2025
And latest update for Chapare Haemorrhagic Fever, Marburg, Mpox and influenza...General Articles
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A Triple Threat in Congo (DRC): Mpox, unknown illnesses and cholera
02 April, 2025
Congo (DRC) is currently facing several health crises amid a backdrop of political unrest and mass displacement. This editorial explores the complexities surrounding these outbreaks and examines the challenges...General Articles
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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident
On 11 March 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck the northeast coast of th ...
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Air Pollution
Air quality
Poor air quality, also known as "haze", "smog" and "air pollution", can negatively impact one's heal ...
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Influenza H7N4
bird flu, H7N4
Avian influenza H7N4 can cause severe disease in birds although it does so infrequently. Outbreaks w ...
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Influenza H10N3
bird flu, H10N3
H10N3 virus mainly affects poultry. H10N3 was first detected in people, in Jiangsu Province, China, ...
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Henipaviruses
Hendra, Nipah, Langya
Henipaviruses are a family of viruses that exist in the environment, and "spill over" to infect peop ...
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Langya virus
Langya, henipavirus
Langya virus (LayV) is zoonotic (spreads from animals) disease, first identified in eastern China in ...
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Hendra virus
Hendra, henipavirus
Hendra virus or HeV infection is a rare zoonotic (spreads from animals) disease that affects humans ...
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Unknown Cause
undiagnosed
International SOS monitors reports of clusters of illness where a cause is yet to be identified. The ...
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Lassa Fever
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Arenaviruses
Chapare virus, Chapare haemorrhagic fever, Flexal virus, Guanarito virus (GTOV), Venezuelan haemorrhagic fever, Junin virus (JUNV), Argentine haemorrhagic fever, Lassa virus (LASV), Lassa fever, Lujo virus (LUJV), Lujo haemorrhagic fever, Machupo virus (MACV), Bolivian haemorrhagic fever, Sabia virus (SABV), Brazilian haemorrhagic fever, Whitewater Arroyo virus (WWAV)
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Influenza B
seasonal, flu
Influenza B is a type of flu viruses which is capable of circulating widely among humans. Globally, ...
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Influenza G4 EA H1N1
Swine flu, G4, EA, H1N1
Researchers studying influenza in pigs have identified the strain G4 EA H1N1 that has infected 10% o ...
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Influenza H3N2
Influenza A H3N2 is a strain of flu viruses which is capable of circulating widely among humans and ...
