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College Students Test Positive for Ancient Diseases
05 Feb 2026 03:35 GMT
… we got lucky; the diseases never progressed beyond the treatable … I just remember thinking that diseases spread best in close … , the more ancient the disease became. Palmero and Thorogood … disease that only affects hooved animals, and was formally eradicated …
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Officials issue urgent warning as millions face resurgence of 'biblical' infections, parasites: 'These are the neglected diseases'
05 Feb 2026 02:29 GMT
… warned that treatable, neglected diseases nearly eradicated in Africa are resurging, … debilitating" parasitic vector-borne disease transmitted by infected blackflies, … eradication was when USAID was hollowed out.
"A few [neglected] diseases …
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CDC Deputy Director Unclear On How It's *His* Job To Prevent Contagious Diseases Like Measles
05 Feb 2026 02:06 GMT
… United States since the disease was first considered eradicated in 2000. So … outbreaks in countries where the disease had previously been eliminated. Canada …
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Government, farmers unite to contain foot-and-mouth disease in Western Cape
04 Feb 2026 21:41 GMT
… under quarantine to prevent the disease spreading further.
The provincial … stakeholders to manage the disease, which has so far … FMD, noting that effective disease control cannot rest with … to control and ultimately eradicate the disease within the next decade …
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Guinea worm is close to being the second disease eradicated in history, following smallpox
04 Feb 2026 09:34 GMT
… the global campaign to eradicate Guinea worm disease, announced the provisional figures … closer to becoming the second eradicated disease in history.
Dracunculiasis, commonly known … intensified its efforts to eradicate Guinea worm disease, an estimated 3.5 …
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The $1.6 Billion Bio-Threat: Why Feral Hogs are the Ultimate Disease “Super-Spreaders”
04 Feb 2026 17:32 GMT
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Eradicating the $1.5 billion … been concerns about them spreading disease to wildlife, domestic animals, … would be extremely difficult to eradicate and would threaten domestic … U.S. but was eradicated in 1966 by an innovative …
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Western Cape Government intensifies measures against foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
04 Feb 2026 15:47 GMT
… spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), with Cabinet … is a highly contagious disease affecting cloven-hoofed animals such … have at our disposal to eradicate FMD. We will act … said intensified vaccination and disease management were central to protecting …
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Guinea worm nears global eradication
04 Feb 2026 14:11 GMT
Guinea worm neared global eradication, with just 10 cases reported … President Jimmy Carter founded an eradication program in the mid-1980s … countries and the only human disease that had ever previously been …
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John Steenhuisen withdraws from DA leadership race to combat Foot-and-Mouth Disease crisis
04 Feb 2026 12:34 GMT
… the spread of the disease, with farmers increasingly concerned … to effectively combat the disease while simultaneously campaigning for … devastating Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak our country has … must be to eradicate this devastating disease from our shores …
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John Steenhuisen steps back from DA leadership race amid Foot-and-Mouth Disease crisis
04 Feb 2026 12:29 GMT
… fighting devastating Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in the country. … contain the spread of the disease, and farmers are breathing … devastating Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak our country has … chapter must be to eradicate this devastating disease from our shores …