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20/12/2018 - Alert on acute flaccid paralysis
An alert has been issued about an increase in cases of acute flaccid paralysis, linked to enterovirus infection. More
03/12/2018 - Polio stays world emergency
The spread of polio in many poor countries remains a global public health emergency, the World Health Organisation has said, warning of growing problems in countries such as Afghanistan. More
30/11/2018 - Pace of new HIV diagnoses slows as UK claims successes
The number of new diagnoses of HIV in the European region continues to grow but the pace is slowing down, according to new figures published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the WHO Regional Office for Europe. More
27/11/2018 - Ebola trial launched
The first randomised controlled trial of a multi-drug treatment for Ebola has begun in Africa, it has been announced. More
22/11/2018 - HepC drive aims to find missing patients
A drive has been launched in England to find thousands of people infected with hepatitis C so they can be treated with curative drugs and virus transmission stopped. More
19/11/2018 - Oncolytic virus enhancement proposed
British researchers have successfully enhanced a cancer-killing virus that is currently under clinical trial, it was announced today. More
09/11/2018 - Spanish flu centenary sparks complacency warning
A combination of antimicrobial resistance, complacency, austerity, climate change, urbanisation and migration are increasing the risk of infectious diseases and pandemics, a London conference heard last night. More
18/10/2018 - Australia reports on PrEP success
Rapid and high coverage roll-out of PrEP programme can have a dramatic impact on the spread of HIV, Australian researchers report today. More
26/09/2018 - New vaccine approach to tropical disease prevention
Clinical trials are about to start on a new generation of vaccines for tropical diseases caused by RNA viruses, British researchers have reported. More
19/09/2018 - Zika plan for glioblastoma
Scientists are harnessing the Zika virus vaccine as a method of targeting and killing human glioblastoma brain cancer stem cells, it was revealed last night. More
19/09/2018 - World has momentum on TB - WHO
There is “new momentum” globally to tackle the resurgence of drug-resistant TB, the World Health Organisation has reported. More
12/09/2018 - Second monkey pox patient diagnosed
Two patients have been diagnosed in England with the monkey pox virus, found in Nigeria, it has been announced. More
11/09/2018 - HIV genome key to antibody development
The genome of HIV could hold the key to unlocking an HIV vaccine – because it determines when humans can develop antibodies, Swiss scientists reported last night. More
21/08/2018 - Warning as measles peak in Europe
The measles outbreak in Europe has reached its highest levels this decade, health officials have warned. More
13/08/2018 - Militia threat to latest Ebola outbreak
The latest Ebola outbreak in central Africa is posing new problems because it is affecting a large urban area with multiple rebel groups operating on its fringes, health officials have warned. More
27/07/2018 - Hepatitis Day's elimination aim
World Hepatitis Day is to centre on Mongolia tomorrow as the country grapples with high rates of infection. More
26/07/2018 - Undetectable HIV safe for partner
Effective HIV treatment ensures men are not at risk of passing the infection to partners, according to a new analysis. More
25/07/2018 - Ebola outbreak ends
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is over, it has been announced. More
19/07/2018 - Boys to get HPV vaccine
Doctors and campaigners have welcomed proposals to extend the HPV vaccine to boys. More
22/06/2018 - Early TB gene test developed
An international research team has found a potential test to predict active tuberculosis in advance of symptoms developing. More
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