May 16, 2012

vaccination

Feb 9, 2012

Yellow Fever Outbreaks in Cameroon and Ghana Prompt Vaccination Campaigns

By Katharina Schwan

Northern Cameroon reported 23 cases of yellow fever in six districts since October. Seven patients have passed away. In an effort to curb the spread of the virus, the GAVI Alliance, UN Central...

yellow fever, Cameroon, ghana, vaccination

Oct 27, 2011

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Largest U.S. Outbreak of Measles in 15 Years

By Jane Huston

At the annual Infectious Diseases Society of America conference, held last week in Boston, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the United States is in the midst of the...

measles, vaccination, outbreak

Sep 12, 2011

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PLoS blog features HealthMap team’s article on "Failed vaccination campaigns" as global issue

By Anna Tomasulo

In July 2011 The Guardian (UK) explored the Central Intelligence Agency’s fake vaccine campaign, which rolled out in Abbottabad, Pakistan, in an attempt to acquire DNA from Osama Bin Laden’s...

vaccination, CIA, polio, smallpox

Sep 9, 2011

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Imported Poliovirus Leaves 1 Dead in Xinjiang, China

By Glory Song

On August 31st, we reported that four children were diagnosed with polio in Xinjiang, China, a country that had been polio-free for eleven years. Since, five additional cases have been reported...

wild polio virus, China, vaccination