1 day ago by Hal Newman

Nairobi--Malnutrition rates are soaring and cholera is spreading at a camp in northwestern Kenya that has recently experienced significant influxes of refugees and steep funding cuts, says the aid group the International Rescue Committee. An IRC survey conducted last month at Kakuma camp found that ...

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1 day ago by dietvorst

Scientists from Nigata University, Japan, investigated the association between precipitation patterns and cholera outbreaks and the preventative roles of drainage networks against outbreaks in Lusaka, Zambia. They collected data on 6542 registered cholera patients in the 2003-2004 outbreak season an ...

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2 days ago by Forensic Scientist

Amazon.co.uk regularly sends me emails about books it recommends – and I realise that I’m not alone in that respect. Today’s recommendation made me realise that maybe I need to change my job or diversify my reading tastes because today, Amazon recommended “Cholera: The Biography”, with 40% off. I do ...

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5 days ago by Hal Newman

Nairobi--An outbreak of cholera in northwest Kenya has killed at least 24 people over the past two weeks according to a senior health official. Some 193 cholera cases were recorded between 23 November and 9 December, said Director of Public Health Shahnaaz Sharif, adding that the Kapedo and Lokori a ...

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9 days ago by joshpothen

(Courtesy of http://www.flickr.com/photos/10112271@N00/) Here’s the weather I’ve been waiting for since I moved to Vermont. Yes, today I woke up today to the sight of an inch or two of snow covering the ground. The areas I walk through in Burlington look so much more beautiful now, particularly at n ...

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10 days ago by Scott

how do you know if you are at chance of becoming cystic fibrosis? It can impact males and females and individuals from all ethnic groups. The sickness is most common in caucasians. Cystic fibrosis is the most common inherited sickness amongst american caucasians. Caucasians who have ancestors that c ...

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12 days ago by jpg

J’ai écrit dans Miscellanées de Nepal Sherpa Sig volume n° 7 sous le titre Misères françaises et népalaises, que dans les districts de Jajarkot, Rukum, Dailekh, Kalikot (sud de Jumla) une maladie avait causé la mort de plus de 140 personnes. Le quotidien Republica du 25 juillet 2009 corrige ce chiff ...

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12 days ago by otaku1612

endlich wieder. Die neue Strecke ist recht anspruchsvoll, jede Menge Rentiere und gleich beim ersten Lauf einem Elch begegnet. Gestern erst mal damit beschäftigt die Jungs “einzuweisen” seit heute morgen fahren wir wieder ganz normal. Innerhalb der letzten 24 Stunden gut 80 Km in wechselnden Teams g ...

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12 days ago by otaku1612

endlich wieder. Die neue Strecke ist recht anspruchsvoll, jede Menge Rentiere und gleich beim ersten Lauf einem Elch begegnet. Gestern erst mal damit beschäftigt die Jungs „einzuweisen“ seit heute morgen fahren wir wieder ganz normal. Innerhalb der letzten 24 Stunden gut 80 Km in wechselnden Teams g ...

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16 days ago by trompyx

The Various Purification Methods Involved In Deionized Water Long ago there was little concern to thoroughly purify water because pure water had extremely few applications. In the modern times, however, there is an increasing demand of water in its purest possible form. Water is never absolutely pur ...

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