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Ebola infects 30, kills 15 in Guinea, DRC: Africa CDC

VCG The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reported 30 Ebola virus cases and 15 related deaths so fa

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Chinese livestream platforms asked to curb shows encouraging wasting food

Online shows and live-streaming services have been instructed to strictly prohibit shows encouraging food-wasting behaviors, the China Association of Performing Arts (

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New Ebola outbreak may come from infected animals, study

A health worker checks the temperature of a fan arriving at Malabo Stadium ahead of an African Cup of Nations soccer match, in Malabo January 20, 2015. /CFP Genetic sequencing of the virus by

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Congo hit by a second, simultaneous Ebola outbreak

Authorities in Congo announced a new Ebola outbreak in the western city of Mbandaka on Monday, adding to another epidemic of the virus that has raged in the east since 2018.Six cases have been det

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South Africa conducts tests to curb African swine fever outbreak

South Africa is conducting extensive testing and investigations to curb the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) after it was detected in the country's Eastern Cape province, the third known outbr

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NYC kids hospitalized with rare illness possibly linked to COVID-19

More than 60 New York kids are experiencing rare symptoms doctors believe are COVID-19 related.A survey by the New York State Department of Health found the children to have a new p

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Answer Bank: Can antibiotics treat COVID-19 infection?

Antibiotics can help stop infections caused by bacteria. They do this by killing these microorganisms or by keeping them from copying themselves or reproducing.However, the novel coronavirus is a

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Answer Bank – are children less susceptible to COVID-19 than adults?

As the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) accelerates, cases of children infected with COVID-19 are of great concern to the public. Although previous studies show the coronavirus r

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Novel coronavirus can spread via aerosols from feces, urine: NHC

China's National Health Commission (NHC) has advised people to be cautious of aerosol or contact transmission of novel coronavirus via feces and urine of infected people. The advisory came in the

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Paper led by Chinese expert shows fatality rate of COVID-19 is 1.4%

The mortality rate of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was 1.4 percent according to a team paper led by China's renowned respiratory expert Zhong Nanshan, which was officially published online

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Too much sugar in nectar 'slows down bees'

The more sugar nectar has, the thicker it becomes - and that creates problems for bees.