Disease outbreak articles
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Health workers undergo training in diseases outbreak response
By Ketty NyoniSTAFF [email protected] have launched a new training programme targeting frontline public healthcare workers on how to tackle diseases outbreaks. The To access this post, you must purchase a subscription. Please click the button below to visit our subscriptions page to select a package. Subscriptions
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Doctor warns that number of whooping cough deaths 'may well rise' after outbreak of deadly disease kills five newborn babies
Dr Saleyha Ahsan warned that the overall number of whooping cough deaths 'may well rise', with reported figures expected to increase by mid-May.
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Pharmacists warn of shortages of whooping cough antibiotics amid the biggest outbreak in more than a decade with five babies having already died of highly contagious disease
Five babies have died of the highly contagious disease, with confirmed cases this year more than three times the total for the whole of 2023.