Health

Coronavirus – Africa Vaccination Week 2020 kicks off as COVID-19 threatens immunization gains

[ad_1] This year’s Africa Vaccination Week starts today as the COVID-19 pandemic is causing significant disruption to vaccination efforts and to the surveillance of vaccine-preventable diseases on the continent. Prior disease outbreaks and humanitarian emergencies have underscored the importance of maintaining essential health services such as immunization. Even brief interruptions …

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Coronavirus detected in air pollution particles | Environment

[ad_1] The coronavirus has been detected in air pollution particles by scientists investigating whether this could allow it to be transported over longer distances and increase the number of people infected. The work is preliminary and it is not yet known whether the virus remains viable in contaminating particles and …

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Coronavirus – Africa: the potential impact of health service interruptions on the burden of malaria: a modeling analysis for sub-Saharan African countries

[ad_1] Background Since 2000, the world has seen unprecedented progress against the burden of malaria following massive investments to provide effective prevention and treatment interventions to populations at risk in malaria endemic countries. Download report: https://bit.ly/2Y2DFYc The incidence of malaria cases decreased by 30%, from 80 per 1000 inhabitants in …

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Italy launches antibody tests for viral immunity

[ad_1] AFP ROME: Italy began testing for antibodies in the northern Lombardy region on Thursday, seeking information on coronavirus immunity to help guide authorities as they reopen the blocked country. Lombardy, the region most affected by the coronavirus crisis in Europe’s most affected country, is betting that the science of …

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