 Africa Information - January 6, 2009
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Flu experts worry that the Bird flu could readily mutate into a pandemic form if it infects people with AIDS. A BBC report discloses that Dr. Robert Webster thinks that it is possible people with AIDS can harbor the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, which would give it the opportunity to become better adapted - and more dangerous - to humans |
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Flu experts worry that the Bird flu could readily mutate into a pandemic form if it infects people with Aids. A BBC report discloses that Dr. Robert Webster thinks that it is possible people with Aids can harbor the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, which would give it the opportunity to become better adapted - and more dangerous - to humans |
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Researchers working in Mozambique are making strides with a new Malaria vaccine that will last for 18 months. The current vaccine offer six months' protection - but experts argued that vaccinating children twice a year was not practical in Africa |
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Researchers working in Mozambique are making strides with a new Malaria vaccine that will last for 18 months. The current vaccine offer six months' protection - but experts argued that vaccinating children twice a year was not practical in Africa |
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A new East African fungi is believed to fight off malaria. An international team of scientists from the Netherlands, Tanzania and the U.K. believe that their technique will significantly reduce malaria cases |
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