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More than 3/4 of the earth's lands are drying out because of climate change-- study

Mon, 2024-12-09 18:13 — mike kraft

Earth's lands are drying out. Nations are trying to address it in talks this week More than three-quarters of the land on Earth is permanently drying, primarily due to climate change, according to a report released Monday at a United Nations summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. AP News

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Mpox cases confirmed in two more African nations

Fri, 2024-12-06 13:23 — mike kraft

Mpox continues its Africa spread as clade 1b confirmed in 2 more nations Recent detections in Zimbabwe and Zambia were confirmed as the novel 1b clade. CIDRAP

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Congo mystery disease: WHO is sending experts to help

Fri, 2024-12-06 12:52 — mike kraft

WHO sends experts to help Congo diagnose mystery disease BERLIN (Reuters) -The World Health Organization said on Friday it is deploying experts to support health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate an as-yet undiagnosed disease linked to multiple deaths in a remote area of the country. The WHO experts are on their way to Panzi, a locality in the southwestern Kwango province, where they will deliver essential medicines and diagnostic kits to help analyse the cause of the illness. Laboratory tests are being conducted to determine the cause, the WHO said, adding that it would share more information as soon as it was available. Yahoo News

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Unidentified disease kills 143 in southwest Congo, local authorities say

Tue, 2024-12-03 13:21 — mike kraft

Unknown disease kills 143 in southwest Congo, local authorities say

LUBUMBASHI, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dec 3 (Reuters) - An unknown disease killed 143 people in Democratic Republic of the Congo's southwestern province in November, local authorities told Reuters.

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Mpox: Burundi reluctant to accept vaccines despite outbreak; new case in England

Fri, 2024-11-29 11:57 — mike kraft

Despite The Offer Of Free Mpox Vaccines, Burundi's Government Is Hesitant - Health Policy Watch Despite having the second biggest mpox outbreak in Africa, Burundi has no immediate plans to vaccinate those at risk. Health Policy Watch

...Donated vaccine doses are available to Burundi for free but “vaccine hesitancy” might be playing a part in the government’s reluctance to vaccinate people, according to Dr Ngashi Ngongo, mpox lead for the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. ...

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Study shows how smart climate change and other policies could address competing land use needs.

Tue, 2024-11-26 18:19 — mike kraft

Is there enough land on Earth to fight climate change and feed the world? An MIT-led study shows that there is enough land to support efforts to cap global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius while addressing competing needs for long-term food security and ecosystem health. MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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The team finds that with transformative changes in policy, land management practices, and consumption patterns, global land is sufficient to provide a sustainable supply of food and ecosystem services throughout this century while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions in alignment with the 1.5 C goal.

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Malaria: Djibouti experiments; surge in East Africa

Thu, 2024-11-21 12:04 — mike kraft

Djibouti experiments with GM mosquito against malaria Tens of thousands of genetically modified mosquitos are being released every week in Djibouti as the tiny Horn of Africa state experiments with a new weapon against an unprecedented malaria surge. Science X Medical Xpress

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Moroccan Mpox Test to be Used in Africa; No new Marburg case in Rwanda

Thu, 2024-11-14 18:29 — mike kraft

Moroccan Mpox Test To Be Used In Africa; No Marburg Cases In Rwanda For Two Weeks - Health Policy Watch African countries will soon use a PCR test for mpox developed by Moroccan company Moldiag that is cheaper than the Gene Xpert tests currently being used, Health Policy Watch

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Mpox cases in Congo’s epicenter may be ‘plateauing’ -_WHO

Mon, 2024-11-11 10:51 — mike kraft

WHO says mpox cases in Congo's epicenter where the new variant was detected may be 'plateauing' The World Health Organization says mpox cases in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first detected appear to be “plateauing,” even as the virus continues to increase in other regions of the country, as well as in Burundi and Uganda. AP News

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Four cases of new mpox variant found in the U.K., the first cluster outside Africa

Thu, 2024-11-07 11:09 — mike kraft

UK identifies 4 cases of new mpox variant, the first cluster outside Africa British health officials say they have identified four cases of the new, more infectious version of mpox that first emerged in Congo, marking the first time the variant has caused a cluster of illness outside of Africa. AP News

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