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NEWS ABOUT: disease control

disease control stories: 11 news summaries

 Obama: Brace for  
 Swine Flu Outbreak 

Calls for 'vigilance,' not 'panic'

Jul 9, 09 11:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama called for “rigorous” planning by state and local officials in anticipation of a possible swine flu outbreak this fall, CNN reports. “We want to make sure we aren't promoting panic, but we are promoting vigilance and preparation,” Obama—on a video link from the G8... More »

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Health and Human Services • disease • public health • vaccination • vaccine • Kathleen Sebelius • disease control • state governments • President Obama • swine flu • H1N1 virus • local government

 Raccoon Disease 
 Blinds NY Teen 

Health officials issue alert over raccoon ringworm

May 3, 09 6:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York playgrounds are on alert as two reported cases of a rare, fatal disease spread by raccoons has blinded a Brooklyn teen in one eye and left an infant with brain damage, reports the New York Daily News. Raccoon ringworm is a disease contracted through the animal's feces... More »

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health advisories • disease control • raccoons • Raccoon Ringworm

 Mexico's First Flu Death 
 Exposes Containment Trouble 

Response quick, but follow-up efforts weak

Apr 30, 09 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - After a 39-year-old woman became Mexico’s first person to die of swine flu, authorities quickly responded—but efforts were mixed, the AP finds. Medical teams interviewed 472 people who possibly had contact with the woman, a tax collector whose family runs a convenience store; they temporarily closed the ICU... More »

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Mexico • disease • public health • virus • disease control • swine flu

 'Star Wars' Scientists 
  Take Aim at Mosquitoes 

Anti-malaria Weapons of Mosquito Destruction can zap bugs 100ft away with lasers 

Mar 14, 09 4:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rocket scientists who worked on ways to beat Soviet missiles a generation ago are now using their lasers to zap mosquitoes, the Wall Street Journal reports. Researchers looking for ways to combat malaria have rejigged "Star Wars" technology to create a contraption that can pick off individual mosquitoes from... More »

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malaria • mosquito • parasite • disease control • laser

12 Ways Climate Change Could Kill You

Warmer temperatures may cause spread of dangerous pathogens

Oct 14, 08 10:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - A dozen deadly diseases may become even deadlier as a result of climate change, Scientific American reports. Cholera, tuberculosis, yellow fever, and other ailments are spreading to new areas as temperatures rise, a Wildlife Conservation Society study says. The society suggests monitoring wildlife to prevent a human outbreak of “... More »

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climate change • disease • public health • pathogens • disease control • pandemic

 Feds Target Kids for Flu Shots 

Vaccines for young germ-spreaders may curb effect on broader population

Sep 29, 08 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kids are the focus of flu vaccination efforts this year in an unprecedented push to lower the overall number of US infections, the Los Angeles Times reports. Children get the flu more often than adults, and research suggests they are biologically more effective at spreading it; for the first time,... More »

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disease • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • children • vaccine • flu shot • disease control • influenza

US Measles Cases Highest Since 2001

Total of 64; CDC worries about people shunning vaccine

May 2, 08 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Measles, once nearly eradicated in the US, appears to be regaining a foothold. The CDC reports at least four outbreaks under way, with at least 64 cases in nine states—the most since 2001. The new cases probably originated in other countries and incubated in pockets of non-immunized US children,... More »

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disease • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • disease control • measles

 Fewer Kids Get Needed Shots 

One in four children miss vaccinations, CDC finds, spreading risk through US

Apr 29, 08 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fewer kids in the US are getting needed vaccinations, a study by the Centers for Disease Control finds. More than one in four have skipped or received mistimed doses of important immunizations, ABC News reports. "It's really important that parents understand how important it is to get their kids... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • vaccination • immunization • outbreak • disease control • measles

New Approach Targets Tough Parasitic Illness

Insect-borne disease infects 11M annually

Dec 27, 07 1:15 PM CST
(Newser) - A new way to test for Chagas disease offers hope for combating the insect-borne ailment, which can otherwise go unnoticed for years, Reuters reports. The new method involves screening children in small areas where exterminators find the most disease-carrying bugs instead of having to test bigger populations. The disease infects... More »

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Latin America • parasites • study • public health • medical research • insects • disease control

Gates Aims $100M at Polio

Foundation aims to eradicate disease

Nov 27, 07 4:30 AM CST
(Newser) - The world stands at the brink of eradicating polio, Bill Gates says, and his foundation yesterday awarded $100 million toward that end. One of the foundation's largest challenge grants will fund programs in four countries where the disease is still epidemic, notably Nigeria. The Rotary Foundation received the grant and... More »

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philanthropy • Bill Gates • Nigeria • World Health Organization • infectious diseases • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation • disease control • rare diseases • polio • Rotary International

UK Farmers Facing Tax for Cattle Outbreaks

Bird flu, foot and mouth, cost Britons $246M this year

Nov 18, 07 6:14 PM CST
(Newser) - UK farmers face an $82 million tax bill to pay for curbing cattle infections. Farmers are likely to gripe, the Guardian reports, because diseases have already slammed profits—and the government is to blame for leaking foot and mouth disease from a lab last summer. But the environment ministry is... More »

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agriculture • livestock • foot and mouth disease • outbreak • disease control

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