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New data published regarding origins of COVID-19; The latest health stories from around the world

Leave a Comment / covid, Democratic Republic of Congo, Featured, infectious diseases, News, Newsletter, sars-cov-2 / By Nick Parry

Article by Lalita Panicker, Consulting Editor, Views and Editor, Insight, Hindustan Times, New Delhi A couple of weeks ago, journalists rushed to report on previously undisclosed genetic evidence that mammals sold at the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, China—possibly raccoon dogs—might have sparked the COVID-19 pandemic. But to the chagrin of the researchers who …

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WHO reviews risk of bird flu transmission; The latest health stories from around the world

Leave a Comment / Featured, infectious diseases, News, Newsletter, Non Communicable Diseases / By Nick Parry

Article by Lalita Panicker, Consulting Editor, Views and Editor, Insight, Hindustan Times, New Delhi The World Health Organization (WHO) expressed concern about bird flu on February 24 after the father of an 11-year-old Cambodian girl who died from the disease also tested positive, raising fears of human-to-human transmission. However, officials say the father is asymptomatic. …

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