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World refugee crisis: 110 million people forcibly displaced as Sudan, Ukraine wars continue -- UN says

Wed, 2023-06-14 17:50 — mike kraft

110 million people forcibly displaced as Sudan, Ukraine wars add to world refugee crisis, UN says The U.N. says 110 million people in the world today have had to flee their homes because of conflict, persecution, or human rights violations. The war in Sudan has displaced nearly 2 million people since it started April 12. Conflicts in Ukraine, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia and Myanmar have also led to the record-breaking figure. Filippo Grandi, who leads the U.N.

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Mpox transmission stays low globally; mixed regional patterns

Wed, 2023-06-14 17:34 — mike kraft

Mpox transmission stays low globally, with mixed regional patterns CIDRAP

Global mpox transmission continues at low levels, though two regions—Southeast Asia and Africa—reported increases in recent weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest update on the outbreak.

Since the last update on May 26, 552 new cases have been reported, reflecting a slight rise of 0.6%. Also, the WHO received reports of four more related deaths.

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Pandemic tied to lower confidence in vaccines in sub-Saharan Africa --study

Mon, 2023-06-12 09:58 — mike kraft

Study shows pandemic tied to lower confidence in vaccines in sub-Saharan Africa The biggest declines in the belief "Vaccines are important for children" occurred in the DR Congo (20% decline), followed by Uganda (14%) and Nigeria (10.5%). CIDRAP

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El Nino: It’s early, likely to be big, sloppy and add even more heat to a warming world

Thu, 2023-06-08 10:45 — mike kraft

Here comes El Nino: It's early, likely to be big, sloppy and add even more heat to a warming world After months of gradually warming sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean, NOAA officially issued an El Nino advisory Thursday and stated that this one might be different than the others. This El Nino started earlier than usual, which puts 2023 in the running for warmest year on record. Though the Atlantic hurricane season is typically quieter during these events, unusually warm waters in this region could challenge El Nino's dampening influence.

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Global COVID-19 activity remains mixed, although up in Western Pacific and Africa

Thu, 2023-06-01 17:32 — mike kraft

Global COVID-19 activity remains mixed CIDRAP

Cases and death continued to decline globally over the past 4 weeks, with hot spots reported in a few countries as XBB Omicron variant proportions continue to shift, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in its latest weekly update.

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Activity is up, however, in two regions: the Western Pacific by 10% and Africa by 3%. Deaths declined or were stable in all six regions.

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Analysis: Record breaking heat in Spain, North Africa impossible without climate change

Mon, 2023-05-08 09:56 — mike kraft

Spain's April heat nearly impossible without climate change Record-breaking April temperatures in Spain, Portugal and northern Africa were made 100 times more likely by human-caused climate change, a new flash study found, and would have been almost impossible in the past. A group of international scientists did a rapid computer and statistical analysis of a late April heat wave that stretched across the Iberian peninsula into Algeria and Morocco. The peaks of the heat wave varied from 36.9 degrees Celsius (98.4 degrees Fahrenheit) to 41 degrees Celsius (105.8 degrees Fahrenheit) degrees in the four countries.

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Mpox cases rise in Africa, new infections reported in Europe

Mon, 2023-05-08 09:18 — mike kraft

Mpox cases rise 7% in Africa as Europe reports 17 new infections Africa has had a 7.4% case increase, with 111 new infections in the most recent 2 weeks. CIDRAP

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Analysis: Failures in achieving COVID-19 vaccine equity

Fri, 2023-05-05 17:11 — mike kraft

Cascading failures in COVID-19 vaccine equity Ethical analysis should encompass upstream decisions and their downstream consequences Science

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WHO, Gates Foundation seek to reverse falling childhood vaccination rates

Tue, 2023-04-25 10:09 — mike kraft

WHO, Gates Foundation seek to reverse falling childhood vaccination rates The World Health Organization is working with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and other not-for profit organizations and agencies to reverse a pandemic-driven decline in routine childhood vaccinations. Nandhini Srinivasan,Sriparna Roy Reuters

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Opinion: Small vaccine stockpiles can stop outbreaks of infectious disease from becoming big

Mon, 2023-04-24 18:36 — mike kraft

How small vaccine stockpiles can stop outbreaks of infectious disease from becoming big If we can’t get this right for known diseases like Marburg, what hope do we have for unknown pandemic threats? Torie Bosch STAT

...while fast-tracking candidate vaccines represents a positive step forward in the race to stop these outbreaks and to improve global health security, it raises an important question. If vaccine candidates already existed for both of these viruses before the outbreaks began, then why weren’t investigational stockpiles of vaccine ready to go when the first cases were detected?

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