Visual Abstract: Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in USA (2015-2016)
This week’s NEJM has published the results from the Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Network’s estimates of the effectiveness of the influenzaContinue Reading
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Polio Vaccine Team Killed in Pakistan
According to the Al Arabiya News, four members of a polio vaccination team were killed on February 18, 2015, afterContinue Reading
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Fake WHO Certificates of Yellow Fever Vaccination in Zimbabwe and Zambia Endangers Global Populations
Here is a great example of how a Governmental Policy and Implementation may impact global health issues! According to theContinue Reading
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Maharashtra Girl Survives (Probable) Furious Rabies Following Milwaukee Protocol
A girl from Thane, Maharashtra, has recovered from what seems to have been a clinically diagnosed case of furious rabies,Continue Reading
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Pertussis Cases on the Rise in Washington
Compared to the first 14 weeks of 2014, in the same period in 2015, Washington has experienced a major spikeContinue Reading
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Rare, Fatal Complications of Yellow Fever Vaccination
Yellow fever vaccine is recommended to all travelers who are planning a trip to countries endemic for the disease. TheContinue Reading
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Measles Outbreak in Kyrgyzstan
The central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan has recorded 11,000 cases of measles, prompting a travel advisory from the WHO. TheContinue Reading
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Box of Pox: The Return of the Smallpox
According to a CDC media release, vials labeled “Variola”, more commonly known as Smallpox, were found in an unused storageContinue Reading
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Showing Polio the Finger: A Lesson in Public Health
As students of Public Health, we, in India, are witnessing history in the making. It is not often that oneContinue Reading
