World Health Organisation
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Director general says necessary to shift from looking at individual cases to planning for impact of thousands of babies requiring care
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A global defence system to fight virus threats is urgently needed
Jeremy Farrar and Trevor MundelThe Ebola and Zika epidemics require a coordinated response involving infrastructure, international organisation and readily available vaccines -
Researchers say the test detects the genetic material of the Zika virus, which can produce results in a matter of hours, speeding diagnosis and treatment
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Although the country has yet to detect a Zika case, President Raúl Castro has called upon the Cuban army, police and ordinary citizens to stave off an outbreak
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New paper finds that Americans who would otherwise die from lung cancer, heart attacks or respiratory diseases would be saved by reduction in air pollution
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Cigarette companies are turning to film industry to recruit next generation of smokers, warns World Health Organisation
Antibiotics becoming ineffective at treating some child infections