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India
Japanese encephalitis death toll at 552 in eastern India
Fri, Dec 11, 2009
The number of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) infections continues to grow in India's eastern state of Uttar Pradesh. In particular, the eastern districts of the state have been significantly affected by the disease and the death toll has grown to 552, according to Med India's report on Saturday (December 5).
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Meningitis outbreak kills over a dozen students in Democratic Republic of Congo
Fri, Dec 11, 2009
In the central Democratic Republic of Congo, an outbreak of meningitis has killed over a dozen students from the same school through the city of Kisangani, the UN's Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) reported officials as saying on Monday (December 7). According to hospital officials and the UN radio service in Kisangani, 17 people, who were all students at the local Maikazo Technical Institute, died from the bacterial disease by Sunday (December 6).
World
H1N1 flu waning in the US, while winter flu appears
Fri, Dec 11, 2009
The UN World Health Organization's (WHO) latest update on Friday (December 11) stated over 208 countries and overseas territories or communities are reporting laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 9,596 casualties. The Americas region continues to have the most casualties with at least 6,131, the Asia-Pacific region reports 1,662, the European region tallied at least 1,242, while the Eastern Mediterranean Region had 452 and the African region recorded 109.
WHO's tuberculosis strategy helps cure 36 million in last 15 years
Fri, Dec 11, 2009
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) revealed on Tuesday (December 8) that an aggressive tuberculosis (TB) treatment method has cured some 36 million people over the last 15 years, and averted up to 8 million deaths. Cure rates have consistently increased ever since the WHO adopted the six-point strategy to curb the spread of TB.
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