#tropical medicine

Author: Sheena McKenzie and Kara Fox CNN / Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette More than a century before Facebook, anti-vaccination campaigners had another method for spreading their message — an eye-catching march through town with tiny children’s coffins emblazoned with the words: “Another victim

Author: Stephen Johnson / Source: Big Think The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded 79 measles cases in 2019. Three outbreaks are responsible for the high number of cases, particularly an outbreak in Washington State that’s affected at least 50 people so far. The measles

Author: Stephen Johnson / Source: Big Think The outbreak occurred in an area described by one doctor as a ‘hotspot’ for outbreaks due to its extraordinarily high number of unvaccinated children. The parents of children in Washington, Oregon and 16 other states are allowed to apply for personal

Author: ISAAC STANLEY-BECKER / Source: ScienceAlert A quickly escalating measles outbreak around Portland, Oregon, has led health officials in nearby Clark County, Washington, to declare a public health emergency as they warn that people infected with the highly contagious virus have visited

Author: Laurel Hamers / Source: Science News When an outbreak of a viral hemorrhagic fever hit Nigeria in 2018, scientists were ready: They were already in the country testing new disease-tracking technology, and within weeks managed to steer health workers toward the most appropriate response.