Influenza seasonality in the tropics and subtropics: a CDC collaborative study
A new collaborative study by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and global…
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Major HIV vaccine trial in South Africa stokes hope
After decades of shadowboxing with the human immunodeficiency virus, researchers were encouraged four years ago…
The Zika virus just became even more terrifying
The Zika virus is already known to cause microcephaly, but scientists now believe it may…
Hypertension is now more common in poor and middle-income countries than rich ones
Middle- and lower-income countries now have a higher rate of hypertension than high-income countries. Worldwide,…
Sex may spread Zika virus more often than researchers suspected
An outbreak of the Zika virus in the continental United States could begin any day…
Yellow fever death toll passes 400 in Africa
More than 400 people have died from yellow fever in Africa, the World Health Organization…
African leaders advocate locally developed Zika and Lassa virus vaccines
African leaders, including Ministers of Health, finance, and other line ministries from Nigeria, and at…