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Australia Expands Diphtheria Response as Indigenous Communities Face Rising Outbreak Risk

“One of the lessons we’ve learned with communicable disease is you’ve got to go hard, go early.” Australian health authorities

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Cruise Ships Face Persistent Infection Risks Despite Stricter Health Controls, Experts Say

“Ships aren’t dirty, they are just efficient mixing chambers.” — Dr Vikram Niranjan, University of Limerick Cruise ships remain vulnerable

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US Public Health Capacity Faces Scrutiny as WHO Monitors Limited Human Transmission in Hantavirus Outbreak

“Any vacuum, any space which is not covered, actually gives advantage to the virus,” WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said

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Bill Gates pledges $912 million to global disease fight, urges governments to step up

New York (Reuters) – The Gates Foundation will give $912 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and

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