#disease control

Collection of disease control news, found 243 news.

News Focus - Papua, West Papua remain at risk of elephantiasis l

Lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis, has been a public health problem in Indonesia for a long time, with ...

S Korean man infected by MERS virus, first case in 3 years

A South Korean man, 61, was diagnosed with the potentially deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and is ...

JAMA publishes greatly anticipated phase III study using 22nd Century's SPECTRUM® Very Low Nicotine Content cigarettes

- 22nd Century Group, Inc. (NYSE American: XXII), a plant biotechnology company focused on tobacco harm reduction and ...

22nd Century receives order for 3.6 million SPECTRUM® U.S. Government research cigarettes

- 22nd Century Group, Inc. (NYSE American: XXII), a plant biotechnology company focused on tobacco harm reduction and ...

Indonesia urges establishment of animal health center in Southeast Asia

Indonesian Agriculture Ministry holds a meeting of the ASEAN Coordinating Center for Animal Health and Zoonosis ...

World Health Organization grants prequalification to Bharat Biotech’s rotavirus vaccine, ROTAVAC®

- Bharat Biotech today announced that the World Health Organization (WHO Geneva) has awarded prequalification to the ...

Stigma attached to leprosy hampers efforts to control disease: Ministry

Public stigma attached to leprosy is hampering efforts to eradicate the disease in some regions as people afflicted ...

CDC adds Zika-hit Singapore to interim travel guidance list

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it had added Singapore to its interim travel guidance ...

Yogyakarta establishes zoonosis control commission

The administration of Yogyakarta city has established a Zoonosis Control Commission in an effort to anticipate and ...

More US babies with zika-related birth defects reported by health agency

Three more babies have been born in the United States with birth defects likely linked to Zika virus infections, while ...

SIRFLOX Study published in Journal of Clinical Oncology

-Prestigious ASCO Journal Publishes 530-patient SIRFLOX Study on SIR-Spheres® Y-90 resin microspheres in the ...

Indonesia safe from Zika virus

Indonesia is safe from the Zika virus, according to a statement by Indonesian Ambassador in Seoul, South Korea, John ...

Zika found in Saliva, urine in Brazil; U.S. offers sex advice

Authorities in Brazil said Zika has been detected in patients saliva and urine, adding to the concern over the spread ...

TOMI Receives EPA Registration for Its Patented BITâ„¢ Technology

- TOMIâ„¢ Environmental Solutions, Inc. (OTCQB: TOMZ) (TOMI), a global bacteria decontamination and infection ...

Gates Foundation Commits $50 Million to Support Emergency Response to Ebola

- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced that it will commit $50 million to support the scale up of ...