With children back at school after the summer holidays it is that time of year when illnesses and viruses can run riot. The mixing of lots of students together in classrooms provides the ideal place for certain bugs to thrive. In line with this, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a warning to … Read more
Two National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported trials of an experimental malaria vaccine in healthy Malian adults found that all three tested regimens were safe. One of the trials enrolled 300 healthy women ages 18 to 38 years who anticipated becoming pregnant soon after immunization. That trial began with drug treatment to remove malaria parasites, followed … Read more
Travellers jetting off abroad are being advised to be vigilant for certain health symptoms that might signal a widespread infectious disease. Guidance issued on the Canada.ca website, cautions travellers that lack of vaccination could pose health risks to fellow holidaymakers and local individuals. It warns: “Measles cases and outbreaks still happen in Canada. Cases usually … Read more
As sports fans from across the globe get ready for the 2024 Paris Olympics, health officials and experts are urging vigilance while warning about potential disease risks for those attending the Summer Games in person. The Olympics officially get under way on Friday, with more 10,000 athletes taking part and an estimated 15 million spectators … Read more
Tuberculosis is still one of the deadliest infectious diseases, causing over one million deaths each year worldwide. Additionally, about one-fourth of the world’s population carries Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) without showing any symptoms, and most of these carriers do not develop the disease. The current anti-tuberculosis vaccine, BCG, is administered worldwide. However, considering that more … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 17, 2024 7:56 am Updated May 17, 2024 8:16 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Public Health Ontario says a young child has died after being hospitalized for measles — the first such death in more than a decade. A report published … Read more
As measles cases continue to spread across the country, a new poll shows that most Canadians perceive the highly contagious disease as dangerous, while fewer say the same for viruses like COVID-19 and influenza. The Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News found 76 per cent of Canadians perceive measles as dangerous, whereas 71 per … Read more
Two companies that supply measles vaccines to Canada say they are running short on doses. The disclosure comes as the highly contagious infection is spreading across the country and with health authorities strongly advising Canadians to be fully vaccinated against the disease, especially before travelling. Pharmaceutical giants Merck and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) posted reports to Canada’s … Read more
Despite a rising number of measles cases in and around Montreal, one of the doctors leading the public health response to the outbreak says he’s optimistic the virus can be brought under control. Health workers in the city are aware that measles is spreading and are looking for new cases of the highly transmissible disease, … Read more
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