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Worldwide Measles Spotlight

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Apr 15

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Worldwide Measles Spotlight: April 15, 2019

112,163 measles cases reported by 170 countries during 2019

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Childhood Diseases

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Apr 14

3 min read

Ebola Zaire Vaccine Candidate Scores an A+

Merck v920 (rVSV-ZEBOV-GP) Ebola vaccine candidate reported 97.5 percent effective

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Apr 9

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Rwanda Launches Ebola Vaccination Campaign for 7,949 Workers

Ebola vaccine V920 (rVSV-ZEBOV) to be deployed in Rwanda

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Apr 1

3 min read

Remdesivir to Treat Ebola Virus Infections

Remdesivir (GS-5734) is rapidly progressing in the study pipeline

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Mar 30

11 min read

8 New Polio Cases Confirmed During 2019

Nigeria and Pakistan reported 4 new polio cases

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Childhood Diseases