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Chinese CDC vows close monitoring of Nipah virus and other key infectious diseases during Spring Festival
08 Feb 2026 10:11 GMT
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China's overall infectious disease situation remains stable. However, the … acute respiratory infectious diseases is on a downward trend, with influenza in most …
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Are We Prepared? Emerging And Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases In Kashmir
07 Feb 2026 23:35 GMT
… re-emergence of infectious diseases. Tuberculosis, viral hepatitis, zoonotic infections, … to humans. Brucellosis, rabies, leptospirosis, and other … tools for preventing infectious diseases, yet gaps in … and re-emerging infectious diseases in Kashmir requires …
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Pediatricians offer a primer on hepatitis B, explain why we should vaccinate infants [column]
07 Feb 2026 13:39 GMT
… chronically infected by hepatitis B.
Because hepatitis B can … infectious than HIV.
Vaccination is our best defense against hepatitis … not significantly reduce childhood hepatitis infections over the … fully endorse the original hepatitis B vaccination schedule …
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Rabies Death in Pune: 33-Year-Old Man Dies Nearly 3 Months After Stray Dog Bite Despite Vaccination
07 Feb 2026 05:51 GMT
… exhibiting classic symptoms of rabies, including hydrophobia (fear … the Naidu Infectious Diseases Hospital in Baner. Gujarat Rabies Case: Man … . Sudhir Patsute, an infectious diseases expert and head of … Cop Dies of Suspected Rabies After Being Scratched by …
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Flu vaccine reduced risk of serious illness by about 40%, estimate says
07 Feb 2026 02:02 GMT
… mid-season estimate on flu vaccine effectiveness in the … this season. For months, infectious disease experts have warned that the … ,875 specimens tested positive for influenza – mostly the H3N2 subtype. … participants.
This year’s flu season hit hard and fast …
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Flu surge shows need for vaccination
07 Feb 2026 01:47 GMT
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Dr. Gregory Warner, an infectious disease specialist at NorthBay Health, says … said a subtype of Influenza A is dominating cases … of Public Health monitors flu activity by tracking hospitalizations … a dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine …
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Winter storm school closures could slow spread of flu, doctors say
07 Feb 2026 01:24 GMT
… of respiratory viruses, including influenza.
“When classrooms are full … definitely see the amount of flu go down,” she said … Dr. Steve Threlkeld, an infectious disease specialist with Baptist Memorial Hospital … a critical time as flu activity has been high …
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Flu Cases Rise as Doctors Warn of Severe Complications in Children
06 Feb 2026 23:43 GMT
… routine seasonal illness, influenza can affect the lungs … Bakir, MD, a pediatric infectious disease specialist with OSF HealthCare. … been linked to influenza.
Multiple flu strains are circulating … this season, including Influenza A …
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Man dies of rabies despite vaccination, three months after stray dog bite
06 Feb 2026 23:30 GMT
… rabies on Wednesday night while undergoing treatment at Naidu Infectious Diseases … despite taking anti-rabies vaccines and receiving … developed classic symptoms of rabies, including fear of … Dr Sudhir Patsute, infectious diseases expert and head of …
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Area doctors keep an eye on bird flu while human flu numbers decline
06 Feb 2026 19:19 GMT
… Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital.
Previous bird flu infections … and Heart Center Director of Infectious Disease. “You can’t control an … percent from the previous week. Influenza hospitalizations, also declined by that …