Ebola panic spreading fast
31/12/2007 |
Few diseases inspire as much panic as an outbreak of Ebola fever.
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On the road: travel safety tips
18/12/2007 |
Here are some smart travel tips to make your journey a safer, more pleasant experience.
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Drive fatigue causes accidents
7/12/2007 |
Driver fatigue as well as drunken driving play a major role in road accident deaths during the festive season, Netcare 911 has said.
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Ebola claims 2 doctors in Uganda
7/12/2007 |
The Ebola virus has killed two doctors in western Uganda, bringing
the toll to 21 since the strain first appeared in September, an
official said.
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New ebola strain kills 16 in Uganda
30/11/2007 |
A new form of the deadly Ebola virus has been detected in an
outbreak in western Uganda that has so far killed 16 people, the World
Health Organization said Friday.
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220 sick on cruise ship
13/11/2007 |
A highly contagious virus that causes stomach flu has sickened about 220
passengers aboard a Norwegian Cruise Lines ship.
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Brits have risky sex abroad
9/11/2007 |
One in five young Britons has sex with a new partner when travelling abroad, putting them at risk of contracting HIV and other diseases, researchers said.
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Travellers' diarrhoea curbed
20/9/2007 |
A skin-patch vaccine that can save the wearer from the rumblings of diarrhoea when travelling to places where stomach bugs are endemic, was announced Wednesday.
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Deadly Ebola raging in DRC
12/9/2007 |
Authorities warn that an outbreak of Ebola, a highly contagious fever that kills up to 90% of people infected and has no cure or treatment, has hit the DRC.
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Pig disease kills two Vietnamese
23/7/2007 |
Two men in Vietnam have died and 42 others fell ill after catching a bacterial infection from diseased pigs, an official said Monday.
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