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Articles: 3, Last update: Mar 16, 2010 10:42:00 PM, Start: Mar 16, 2010 7:29:00 PM
Sources: 3 , Peak: 30, Current rank: 53, Previous rank: 53, Change: +50%
Women, girls rape victims in Haiti quake aftermath
Articles: 2, Last update: Mar 16, 2010 11:24:00 PM, Start: Mar 16, 2010 10:14:00 PM
Sources: 2 , Peak: 83, Current rank: 82, Previous rank: 83, Change: 0%
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Govt asked to get doctors to accept postings to northern regions
ghanaweb Wednesday, March 17, 2010 12:04:00 AM CET | info 
Trigger words: (CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks) outbreak[2]; Meningitis[1];
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Bolgatanga, (UE) March 16, GNA - The Paramount Chief of the Binduri Traditional Area in the Upper East Region, Naba Robert Akapwine Akolbila, has urged the government to initiate pragmatic measures to motivate doctors to accept postings to the three Northern Regions....
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Haiti quake victims now face rape trauma
msnbc Tuesday, March 16, 2010 11:24:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks) victims[5]; gonorrhea[1]; deaths[1]; infection[3]; increase[1]; infected[1];
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Entities: Sean Penn[1]; Jean-Bertrand Aristide[1]; Alison Thompson[1];
Other categories: Society;
Women and children as young as 2, already traumatized by the loss of homes and loved ones in the Jan. 12 quake, are now falling victim to rapists in the sprawling tent cities....
Mabvuku typhoid cases soar to 160
herald Tuesday, March 16, 2010 11:12:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks) outbreak[2]; cases[1]; typhoid[6]; deaths[1]; Infectious[1]; infected[1]; Salmonella[1]; transmission[1];
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Entities: Infectious Diseases[1];
Other categories: Communicable Diseases;
AT least 160 people have been infected with typhoid in Mabvuku, prompting the Harare City Council to order food handlers to undergo medical tests as efforts to contain the outbreak intensify....
Man dies of meningococcal disease
abc-au Tuesday, March 16, 2010 11:06:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks) cases[1]; meningococcal[3];
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Other categories: Communicable Diseases; Public Health (general);
A man from the New South Wales Hunter Valley has died from meningococcal disease....
Articles published more than 2 hours ago
Paraguay: Alerta Dengue - Declaran emergencia sanitaria departamental en Alto Paraná
reliefWeb-latestUpdates Tuesday, March 16, 2010 10:42:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks) epidemia[2]; Dengue[1]; mortalidad[1]; dengue[2];
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Other categories: Communicable Diseases;
En la fecha, el Gobernador de Alto Paraná, Nelson Aguinagalde, firmó la Declaración de Emergencia Sanitaria en el departamento, debido al avance de los casos de dengue....
Women, girls rape victims in Haiti quake aftermath
AP Tuesday, March 16, 2010 10:14:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks) victims[5]; gonorrhea[1]; deaths[1]; infection[4]; increase[1]; infected[1];
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Entities: Sean Penn[1]; Pierre Richard[1]; René Préval[1]; Marie Laurence Jocelyn Lassègue[1]; Jean-Bertrand Aristide[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; Gary Desrosiers[1]; Mario Andresol[1]; Alison Thompson[1];
Other categories: Ban Ki-moon; Echo; Society;
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Pierre Richard said: "I really worry about the teenager because she has no one to look out for her. She says she sees her attackers but is afraid to report them because she would then have to leave the camp and she has nowhere to go,"
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- When the young woman needed to use the toilet, she went out into the darkened tent camp and was attacked by three men.......
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earthtimes Tuesday, March 16, 2010 9:02:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks) Hepatitis[6]; Variants[1]; increases[1]; infection[2]; infected[1]; Hepatitis-C[1]; hepatitis[4];
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Entities: Annual Meeting[2];
Other categories: Public Health (general); Biotechnology;
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that multiple abstracts related to the hepatitis C virus (HCV) protease inhibitor telaprevir and the HCV polymerase inhibitor VX-222 were accepted for presentation at the 45th Annual Meeting of the...
14:47 UN Warns Millennium G...
prensa-latina-en Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:56:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks) malaria[1]; mortality[1];
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Entities: Ban Ki Moon[2];
Other categories: Ban Ki-moon;
16 de marzo de 2010, 14:47 United Nations, Mar 16 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon warned on Tuesday about the threats that jeopardize the carrying out of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which were adopted in 2000 and agreed to be fulfilled by 2015....
prensa-latina-en Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:56:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks) malaria[1]; mortality[1];
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Entities: Ban Ki Moon[2]; Ali Treki[1];
Other categories: Ban Ki-moon;
16 de marzo de 2010, 14:44 United Nations, Mar 16 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations General Assembly will receive Tuesday the report about the fulfilment of the so-called the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) adopted in 2000 to be set in motion in 2015....
fijitimes Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:45:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks) outbreak[1]; typhoid[1]; Typhoid[2];
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Entities: Atunaisa Sokomuri[1]; John Ambulance[1]; Iliesa Tora[1];
Local news in brief Respect curfew POLICE have urged people to respect the curfew or face arrest. Inspector Atunaisa Sokomuri said the curfew was extended until 7am today. The National Disaster Management Office initially announced the curfew would be until 9pm yesterday but that was reviewed after the progress of Hurricane Tomas....
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Sustain strides made to curb spread of TB
eastandard Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:41:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks) Resistant[1]; cases[2]; malaria[1]; deaths[2]; rise[1]; infection[1]; infectious[1]; increasing[1]; infected[1]; infections[1];
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Other categories: Communicable Diseases;
Next week, Kenyans join the rest of the world in marking the World tuberculosis (TB) Day. It is a time to reflect on the successes and failures in our efforts to eliminate the disease, which has grown into a global pandemic....
allafrica Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:38:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks) measles[1]; increased[1]; increase[1]; increasing[1]; increasingly[2]; vaccinations[1]; growth[2]; vaccine[1];
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Entities: Marc Ravalomanana[1]; John Davis[1]; Andry Rajoelina[1]; Bruno Maes[1];
Other categories: Communicable Diseases; Financial Crisis; Food Security & Aid; Alternative Energy; EU2020; Monetary Issues EU; Political Unrest; Echo; Development; Society; Humanitarian Aid; UN Bodies;
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John Davis said: "The one thing that ... [everyone] should be able to agree upon is that the longer the crisis drags on, the worse the economic situation becomes for the Malagasy people,"
Madagascar's political deadlock masks an increasingly fragile humanitarian situation that will keep deteriorating if no solution to the ongoing crisis is found....
DailyNation Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:18:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks) cases[1]; malaria[8]; Malaria[1];
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Mothers taking children suspected of being ill with malaria to health centres will have to wait until tests are carried out before they can receive drugs...
guardian Tuesday, March 16, 2010 7:55:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks) Mortality[1]; meningitis[1];
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Entities: Magdalen College[1];
Paediatrician who did groundbreaking research into the care of newborn babies Edmund Hey, who has died of meningitis aged 75, was a pioneer in the care of newborn babies. He did groundbreaking research into the ways in which babies lose heat, a situation that can severely compromise their survival....
Denise Murphy receives Carole DeMille Achievement Award from APIC
7thspace Tuesday, March 16, 2010 7:47:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks) Epidemiology[1]; infection[16]; epidemiology[1]; infections[4]; Infection[2]; pneumonia[2];
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“Denise has been a visionary in infection prevention whose leadership has changed the face of the practice. We are incredibly proud to recognize her with APIC's highest honor,” said Cathryn Murphy, RN, PhD, CIC, APIC 2010 President. “Widely regarded as ......
alertnet Tuesday, March 16, 2010 7:29:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks) measles[1]; increased[1]; increase[1]; increasing[1]; increasingly[1]; vaccinations[1]; growth[2]; vaccine[1];
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Entities: Marc Ravalomanana[1]; John Davis[1]; Andry Rajoelina[1]; Bruno Maes[1];
Other categories: Communicable Diseases; Financial Crisis; Food Security & Aid; Alternative Energy; EU2020; Monetary Issues EU; Political Unrest; Echo; Development; Humanitarian Aid; UN Bodies;
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John Davis said: "The one thing that ... [everyone] should be able to agree upon is that the longer the crisis drags on, the worse the economic situation becomes for the Malagasy people,"
A year after former President Marc Ravalomanana was forced from power by current President Andry Rajoelina and part of the army, the country is still without an internationally recognized government. The African Union (AU) is set to announce what action it will take against Rajoelina and his.......
More severe dengue reported in Pakistan
scidev Tuesday, March 16, 2010 7:19:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks) outbreak[1]; increased[1]; Dengue[1]; epidemiological[1]; infection[2]; increase[1]; dengue[10]; outbreaks[5]; infected[2]; infections[1];
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Entities: Allama Iqbal[1];
Other categories: Communicable Diseases;
Researchers are concerned dengue fever is shifting to a more severe, fatal form because of repeated infections with different strains....
Cash crisis looms for vaccine drive
nature Tuesday, March 16, 2010 6:47:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks) vaccines[6]; Vaccine[1]; increasing[1]; vaccine-preventable[1]; vaccination[1]; Meningitis[1]; vaccine[5]; meningitis[1]; malaria[1]; deaths[3]; increase[1]; Vaccines[1]; vaccines'[1]; pneumonia[1]; pneumococcal[2];
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Entities: Bill Gates[1]; Melinda Gates[1];
Other categories: Communicable Diseases; Financial Crisis; EU2020; Monetary Issues EU;
Rising demand for immunization programmes in developing countries could outstrip funding....
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DRC: Bicycles needed to fight "tied legs" syndrome
africaFM Tuesday, March 16, 2010 5:24:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks) outbreak[2]; meningitis[1]; increased[1]; deaths[1]; increase[1]; infections[1]; vaccination[1];
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Entities: Lynne Brown[1]; Helen Zille[1]; Henrique Almeida[1];
Other categories: Food Security & Aid; Conflict;
, 16 March 2010 (IRIN) - Authorities in the Republic of (DRC) are appealing for to combat a tropical disease associated with the consumption of insufficiently processed cassava in western Bandundu province, officials said. “Many villagers do not keep their cassava in water for five days to remove.......
7thspace Tuesday, March 16, 2010 5:17:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks) chlamydia[5]; increased[1]; epidemiological[1]; chlamydial[2]; increases[1]; prevalence[3]; infection[2]; increase[2]; infectious[1]; Infectious[1]; incidence[1]; transmission[2];
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Entities: Infectious Diseases[1];
Other categories: Public Health (general);
Background:After initially falling in the face of intensified control efforts, reported rates of sexually transmitted chlamydia in many developed countries are rising. Recent hypotheses for this phenomenon have broadly focused on improved case finding or ......
11:07 GAVI Lacks Resource t...
prensa-latina-en Tuesday, March 16, 2010 4:53:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks) Hepatitis[1]; mortal[1]; meningitis[1]; deaths[1]; vaccinated[1]; Vaccines[1]; pneumonia[1]; whooping cough[1]; vaccine[1]; pneumococcal[1];
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Other categories: Communicable Diseases; UN Bodies;
16 de marzo de 2010, 11:07 Geneva, Mar 16 (Prensa Latina) The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) stated that it only has 40 percent of resources to immunize millions children in poor countries by 2015. The organization needs about $4....
A miracle salve or another stem cell fraud?
joongangdaily Tuesday, March 16, 2010 4:46:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks) cases[1]; infection[2]; Infection[1]; hepatitis[1]; growth[2];
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Entities: Hwang Woo-Suk[1]; Kim Yoon[1];
In Korea, the term “stem cell” conjures up unhappy memories of Dr. Hwang Woo-suk, the cloning scientist who was crowned as a national hero back in 2004 only to be disgraced when it was revealed that much of his work had been fraudulent. Yet even that national trauma didn’t damage the reputation of.......
A review of data needed to parameterize a dynamic model of measles in developing countries
7thspace Tuesday, March 16, 2010 4:17:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks) measles[8]; infection[3]; infectious[1]; epidemiology[1]; transmission[2]; vaccination[1]; vaccine[1];
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Other categories: Communicable Diseases;
Background:Dynamic models of infection transmission can project future disease burden within a population. Few dynamic measles models have been developed for low-income countries, where measles disease burden is highest. Our objective was to review the ......
7thspace Tuesday, March 16, 2010 4:17:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks) increased[2]; malaria[3]; vaccination[1];
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Other categories: Public Health (general);
Background:Ensuring that the poor and vulnerable population benefit from malaria control interventions remains a challenge for malaria endemic countries. Until recently, ownership and use of insecticides treated nets (ITNs) in most countries was low and ......
AFRICA: Corruption Carries High Cost, World Bank Says
ipsnews Tuesday, March 16, 2010 4:17:00 PM CET | info
Trigger words: (CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks) epidemics[1]; rise[1]; malaria[2]; deaths[1]; mortality[2]; growth[2];
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Entities: Mohammed A Salih[1];
Other categories: Communicable Diseases;
WASHINGTON, Mar 16 (IPS) - Poverty is on the rise in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and various forms of corruption threaten to undermine the impact of investments made to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the continent, said the World Bank in a report released Monday on Africa's development....
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Pierre Richard said: "I really worry about the teenager because she has no one to look out for her. She says she sees her attackers but is afraid to report them because she would then have to leave the camp and she has nowhere to go,"
AP Tuesday, March 16, 2010 10:14:00 PM CET
John Davis said: "The one thing that ... [everyone] should be able to agree upon is that the longer the crisis drags on, the worse the economic situation becomes for the Malagasy people,"
allafrica Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:38:00 PM CET
John Davis said: "The one thing that ... [everyone] should be able to agree upon is that the longer the crisis drags on, the worse the economic situation becomes for the Malagasy people,"
alertnet Tuesday, March 16, 2010 7:29:00 PM CET
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