WHO pre-qualifies G6PD tests for treatment of malaria relapses

On 18 December, the World Health Organization (WHO) prequalified the first diagnostic test for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency to safely and effectively support anti-relapse...

Norovirus spread on cruise ships

According to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), numerous viruses, especially those of a gastrointestinal nature, have infected passengers...

China, surge in HMPV infections

A significant infection surge from a respiratory virus known as human metapneumovirus (HMPV) has been observed in China. The northern provinces of the country...

Avian influenza, risk of human spread remains low

Writing in the New England Journal of Medicine, experts from the US National Institutes of Health argue that the risk of avian influenza caused...

Suicide attack in Baluchistan: 5 dead, 56 injured

In Pakistan, at least five security personnel were killed, and 56 others were injured in a suicide attack in the Baluchistan province. The attack...

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