Africa — Vax Before Travel

Africa

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Jan 29

4 min read

Ebola Vaccinations Expanding in Central Africa

V920 Ebola vaccine now deployed in the DRC, Uganda and South Sudan

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Jan 26

3 min read

Experimental Ebola Treatment Reported Safe

mAb114 is an Ebola Zaire virus treatment being tested in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Jan 23

5 min read

New Long-Lasting Malaria Vaccine Approach Identified

Malaria vaccines lose their effectiveness in the short term

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CDC Alert - Level 2, Practice Enhanced Precautions

Fact checked by Kelley Lu, PharmD

Jan 22

4 min read

Ebola Vaccine Candidate v920 Reported 90% Efficacious in the DRC

Merck’s rVSV-ZEBOV is a recombinant, replication-competent vesicular stomatitis virus-based candidate vaccine

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State Dept Travel Advisory - Level 3

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Jan 20

3 min read

CDC Travel Alert Issued Regarding Nigeria’s Yellow Fever Outbreak

Nigeria is reporting Yellow Fever, Monkeypox, and Polio outbreaks during 2019

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Tropical Diseases