 |
Its your world. See it, read it, discuss it. |
World News - .geographical media - RSSSyndicated content powered by .geographical mediaRSS syndication makes it easy to receive content updates in My Yahoo!, Newsgator, Bloglines, and other news readers. |
Current Feed ContentUGANDA: New Marburg fever case confirmedA case of Marburg haemorrhagic fever has been reported in western Uganda almost two months after an outbreak of the fever was contained, health officials said on 3 October. "Our preliminary investigations suggest that a mine worker re-entered the [Kitaka gold] mine, which had earlier been closed before he contracted the disease," according to a statement by the Ugandan health ministry signed by the director-general of health services, Sam Zaramba. The mine is in Kamwenge, 400km west of the...WHO alarms on health threatsThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned against growing public health insecurity, following the emergence of new diseases. In our increasingly interconnected world, new diseases are emerging at an unprecedented rate, often with the ability to cross boarders rapidly and spread, according to World Health Report, A Safer Future. Since 1967, at least 39 new pathogens have been identified, including HIV, Ebola haemorrhagic fever, Marburg fever and SRS. Other centuries-old threats, such as... |
