West Nile virus arrived in North America in 1999 and spread across the continent by 2005. Here’s what you need to know about this mosquito-borne pathogen.
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As with COVID, monkeypox may do more damage than initially thought. A new study looks at the evidence for neurological damage.
Kenya should improve access to life saving vaccines, and train healthcare workers on patient management and best practices.
Around 99% of people infected with JEV will have no or very mild symptoms. But in less than 1% of cases, it can become serious.
Non-specific illnesses, such as headache and fatigue, are common, as are mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety.
Roald Dahl’s daughter Olivia died of measles aged seven.
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Director of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, and Professor of Neurology, University of Liverpool
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Co-Director, Center for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (CEMA), University of Nairobi. Chancellors Fellow, Institute of Immunonology and Infection Research, University of Edinburgh. Associate Professor, Paul G Allen School for Global Health, Washington State University
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Wellcome Trust Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry, UCL
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Associate Professor, Child and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
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Junior Doctor and Dementia Researcher, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Queen Mary University of London
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Post-doctoral research scientist, Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis, University of Nairobi
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PhD Candidate, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nairobi
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Academic Foundation Doctor, Queen Mary University of London
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Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia
