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Hong Kong, Macau Report First Human Bird Flu Case
China’s Suzhou city to halt trading of live poultry trade By Reuters A Chinese city said on Sunday it will…
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Filipina Nurse Mixed Up Blood Transfusion; Faces Jail for Killing Pensioner in UK
A Filipina nurse is facing a jail sentence for killing a pensioner after she mixed up his name with another…
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Six Percent of Zika Pregnancies Result in Birth Defects – Study
MIAMI, United States – About six percent of babies born in the United States to mothers infected with the mosquito-borne…
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DOH Eyes More HIV Treatment Hubs in Region 9
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Dec. 14 (PNA) — The Department of Health (DOH) is eyeing to establish additional treatment hubs for persons…
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Macao Confirms First Case of Human Bird Flu Infection
MACAO, Dec. 14 (PNA/Xinhua) — Macao has confirmed its first case of human infection with bird flu virus, but the…
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DOH Reports more Dengue Deaths in Eastern Visayas
TACLOBAN CITY, Dec. 14 (PNA) –- Dengue fever cases have been rising sharply in Eastern Visayas this year, killing 32…
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Macau Bans Live Chicken Sales, Ready to Cull 10,000 Birds after Man Infected with H7N9 Virus
City’s first confirmed human infection with avian flu sees 58-year-old man and his wife quarantined and emergency operation to disinfect…
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Zika Virus Can Keep Growing in Infant Brains Even after Birth – US CDC
US researchers have found evidence of the Zika virus replicating in fetal brains for up to seven months after the…
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New Study Helps Reveal How Zika Virus Causes Devastating Birth Defects
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (PNA/Xinhua) — The Zika virus can make thousands of copies of itself in fetuses’ brains and in…
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Philippines HIV Prevention Policies Leave Behind Men Who Have Sex with Men
The Philippines is not doing enough to tackle soaring HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men by offering…
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