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US lawmakers back Covid Chinese lab leak theory after two-year probe
Washington (AFP) Dec 3, 2024 US lawmakers concluded a two-year investigation Monday into the Covid-19 outbreak that killed 1.1 million Americans - backing the theory that the virus likely leaked from a Chinese laboratory. A 520-page report from the Republican-controlled House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic looked at the federal and state-level response, as well as the pandemic's origins and vaccination efforts. "This work will help the United States, and the world, predict the next pandemic, prepare for th ... read more |
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US lawmakers back Covid Chinese lab leak theory after two-year probeWashington (AFP) Dec 2, 2024 US lawmakers concluded a two-year investigation Monday into the Covid-19 outbreak that killed 1.1 million Americans - backing the theory that the virus likely leaked from a Chinese laboratory. ... more 
Chinese film about Covid-19 wins Taiwan's top Golden Horse prizesTaipei (AFP) Nov 23, 2024 A Chinese film set during the Covid-19 pandemic won the top prizes in Taiwan's prestigious Golden Horse Awards, which saw the highest number of entries from China in recent years despite political tensions. ... more 
Common water disinfectant creates potentially toxic byproduct: studyWashington (AFP) Nov 21, 2024 A group of chemical compounds used to disinfect water for one-third of the US population and millions of others globally produces a potentially toxic byproduct, according to new research published Thursday, sparking calls for an "immediate" investigation into possible health impacts. ... more 
Fifth of dengue cases due to climate change: researchersParis (AFP) Nov 16, 2024 Climate change is responsible for nearly a fifth of the record number of dengue cases worldwide this year, US researchers said on Saturday, seeking to shine a light on how rising temperatures help spread disease. ... more |
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'Virus hunters' track threats to head off next pandemicBangkok (AFP) Sept 17, 2024 A global network of doctors and laboratories is working to pinpoint emerging viral threats, including many driven by climate change, in a bid to head off the world's next pandemic. ... more 
Italy records year's first indigenous case of dengue feverRome (AFP) Sept 12, 2024 Italy has recorded the first indigenous case of dengue fever for 2024 in a patient who had not travelled abroad, Italian health authorities said Thursday. ... more
US patient dies from rare mosquito-borne diseaseWashington (AFP) Aug 27, 2024 A person in the northeastern US state of New Hampshire has died after contracting the rare mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus, health authorities announced Tuesday. ... more 
As climate warms, S. Korea fights new border threat: malarial mosquitoesPaju, South Korea (AFP) Aug 27, 2024 Near the heavily fortified border that divides North and South Korea, a monitoring device is working 24-7 - not tracking missiles or troop movements, but catching malaria-carrying mosquitoes that may cross the border. ... more
China to screen arrivals for mpox symptomsBeijing (AFP) Aug 16, 2024 China announced Friday it will begin screening people and goods entering the country for mpox over the next six months, just two days after the World Health Organization declared the virus a global health emergency. ... more |
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'Hong Kong's Dr Fauci' sounds alarm on next pandemic
Hong Kong (AFP) July 19, 2024 Hong Kong microbiologist Yuen Kwok-yung has done battle with some of the world's worst threats, including the SARS virus he helped isolate and identify. And he has a warning. Another pandemic is inevitable and could exact damage far worse than Covid-19, according to the soft-spoken scientist sometimes thought of as Hong Kong's answer to top US health expert Anthony Fauci. "Both the public and (world) leaders must admit that another pandemic will come, and probably sooner than you anticipate," he ... read more 
Polio virus found as flies and mosquitoes feast on Gaza's wasteGaza Strip, Palestinian Territories (AFP) July 18, 2024 Polio has been detected in samples of sewage that is starting to take over Gaza in the grip of a devastating war, health authorities in the Hamas-run territory and Israel said Thursday. ... more |
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Decade since Ebola, Sierra Leone fights another deadly feverKenema, Sierra Leone (AFP) July 10, 2024 Rummaging in the darkness of a tiny mud and thatch home in eastern Sierra Leone, ecologist James Koninga plucks a metal rat trap from under a collapsed bedframe. ... more
Decade since Ebola, Sierra Leone fights another deadly feverKenema, Sierra Leone (AFP) July 4, 2024 Rummaging in the darkness of a tiny mud and thatch home in eastern Sierra Leone, ecologist James Koninga plucks a metal rat trap from under a collapsed bedframe. ... more 
Togo tightens Covid controls after hajj deathsLome (AFP) June 29, 2024 Togo has become the second West African country to implement Covid screening tests and face masks for pilgrims returning from the annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage in Mecca. ... more 
E.coli warning before UK's Henley regattaLondon (AFP) June 27, 2024 UK water quality campaigners warned on Friday of "very high E.coli" levels in the River Thames west of London, just days before rowers were due to take part in the Henley Royal Regatta. ... more 
Novo Nordisk says weight-loss drug Wegovy approved in ChinaCopenhagen (AFP) June 26, 2024 Novo Nordisk's flagship weight-loss drug Wegovy has been approved for use in China, the Danish pharmaceutical giant said. ... more |
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