New Ebola case confirmed in eastern Congo -lab report
FILE PHOTO: A health worker wearing Ebola protection gear, leaves the dressing room before entering the Biosecure Emergency Care Unit …
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WHO says Africa will get 30% of COVID vaccines it needs by February
(HealthDay)—In Africa, only 4% of people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Leaders had once hoped to have 60% of …
South Africa announces vaccine passport plans, eases restrictions
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday announced plans to introduce COVID-19 “vaccine passports” amid widespread scepticism of the jab, …
South Africa to encourage vaccinations, but not force them
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says his government will encourage people to get COVID-19 vaccinations but will not force them. …
No virus variants can evade all antibody types, so far; new variants can infect mice
FILE PHOTO: The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was identified as the cause of an …
Israel freezes programme to send vaccines abroad, defence minister says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel has frozen its programme to send COVID-19 vaccines abroad to buy international goodwill, Defence Minister Benny …
Chinese researchers find natural mutation in African swine fever virus
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese scientists have found a natural mutation in the African swine fever virus they say could be …
Fresh data show toll South African virus variant takes on vaccine efficacy
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Clinical trial data on two COVID-19 vaccines show that a coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa …
Virus variant found in S. Africa may resist antibodies
Antibodies against the novel coronavirus may not work as well against a new variant of the virus identified in South …
South Africa fears virus comeback as cluster outbreaks flare
Localised coronavirus outbreaks in parts of South Africa have raised fears that the country could see a resurgence in cases …
Largest clinical trial in Africa to treat mild COVID-19 cases launched in 13 countries
Thirteen African countries and an international network of research institutions have joined forces to launch the largest COVID-19 clinical trial …
How changing vaccine schedules can save costs and lives: Findings from South Africa
In 2005, before most low- and middle-income countries started vaccinating children routinely for pneumococcal disease, it caused approximately 1.5 million …
Africa declared free of wild poliovirus
Africa is free of wild poliovirus, after decades of vaccination campaigns, according to news reports. An independent body called the …
Editing disease in South Africa
Gene therapy—there is a long road ahead to mainstream techniques and ensure that the technology is cost-effective. Consider the following …
How to manage in a crisis: Lessons from the West Africa Ebola outbreak
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is currently grappling with the world’s second largest Ebola outbreak. More than 1,800 …
Patient complains of pain in the joints Doctors puzzles long, and are then surprised
The heart of the man a rest. His body is at a temperature of 37.7 degrees Celsius. Knees and shoulders …
Porous border could hinder efforts to stem spread of Ebola
Several well-trodden paths crisscross this lush area where people walk between Congo and Uganda to visit nearby family and friends …