Nigeria and disease outbreaks. Better prepared, but still weak spots: Lessons from keeping the country free of Ebola have informed steps taken since the coronavirus scare first broke. ShutterstockEarly this year, China confirmed the first case of a new strain of coronavirus (2019nCoV) isolated from a cluster of people with a respiratory syndrome in Wuhan. Within weeks it had … [Read more...] about Nigeria and disease outbreaks. Better prepared, but still weak spots | The Conversation
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Demon disease, worse than HIV: Soweto women’s views on breast cancer | The Conversation
Demon disease, worse than HIV: Soweto women's views on breast cancer: Black women in South Africa are more likely to die from breast cancer than others. NS Natural Queen/ShutterstockLow-income communities in South Africa have the lowest incidence of breast cancer in the country. But they also have the worst health outcomes. Black South African women are the least likely … [Read more...] about Demon disease, worse than HIV: Soweto women’s views on breast cancer | The Conversation
Why it’s proving hard to eliminate the eye disease trachoma by 2020 | The Conversation
Why it's proving hard to eliminate the eye disease trachoma by 2020: Trachoma can lead to blindness if left untreated. Alaine Kathryn Knipes/CDCTrachoma is a disease that can cause blindness and visual impairment in about 1.9 million people every year. Poor communities in rural areas of countries in Africa, Central and South America, Asia, Australia and the Middle East are most … [Read more...] about Why it’s proving hard to eliminate the eye disease trachoma by 2020 | The Conversation
Tanzanian farmers don’t vaccinate against foot and mouth disease. Here’s why | The Conversation
Tanzanian farmers don't vaccinate against foot and mouth disease. Here's why: Foot-and-mouth disease is endemic to Tanzania. Magdalena Paluchowska/ShutterstockFoot-and-mouth-disease is one of the world’s most contagious and economically damaging diseases. Infected animals develop lesions on the feet, mouth, and/or mammary glands which cause lameness, loss of appetite and … [Read more...] about Tanzanian farmers don’t vaccinate against foot and mouth disease. Here’s why | The Conversation
Lessons from Namibia on curbing the spread of foot and mouth disease | The Conversation
Lessons from Namibia on curbing the spread of foot and mouth disease: Foot and mouth disease affects hoofed animals like cattle, goats and camels. Cameron Watson/ShutterstockSouth Africa is in the middle of a severe outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. Although it’s not harmful to humans, it causes mouth ulcers and foot lesions in hoofed animals such as cattle, goats and camels, … [Read more...] about Lessons from Namibia on curbing the spread of foot and mouth disease | The Conversation
