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Some cholera strains no longer responding to antibiotics – MoH
10+ hour, 50+ min ago (42+ words) LUSAKA Provincial Health Director Dr Simulyamana Choonga says some cholera strains recorded in the country are no longer responding to antibiotics, making it complicated to treat the disease. Meanwhile, Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) Director General Dr Nyambe Sinyange…...
Fact Check: Did Russia Quarantine 2,000 People over Plague Outbreak?
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (894+ words) October 9, 2026 | 01:15 pm Is it true that 2,000 people in Russia are quarantined due to a plague outbreak? Tempo verified this content through searches from credible sources. The results show that around 200 people known to have interacted with the deceased laboratory worker…...
The Plague Grift
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1675+ words) One unconfirmed plague death in Russia. No outbreak. No spread. But the fear merchants in the United States and elsewhere are already selling antibiotics. A young laboratory worker died in Siberia following a reported laboratory accident. Russian authorities have refused…...
The plague never left, we just stopped looking
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (496+ words) The reaction followed a familiar script. Alarm came first, then explanation, then the quiet relief of being told that the risk to the public is low. But the script itself deserves scrutiny, because it rests on a premise the science…...
Russia says all clear after contact tracing in reported plague case
4+ hour, 27+ min ago (187+ words) Russia has not confirmed the woman died of plague, and Governor Igor Kobzev said in his statement she had contracted “community-acquired pneumonia”. Published Oct 09, 2026, 10:50 AM MOSCOW – Russia has detected no health issues or dangerous micro-organisms after tracing all contacts of…...
CDC says measures in place to ‘assess’ travelers from Russian region where plague was reported
3+ hour, 19+ min ago (372+ words) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it has established measures to "identify and assess" any travelers from the Russian region where a possible plague case was reported. In a statement on Wednesday, the agency noted that roughly 200 travelers…...
Research Reveals Gene’s Unusual Journey from Human Brain Cells to Virus
13+ hour, 32+ min ago (225+ words) Home » Trending » Research Reveals Gene’s Unusual Journey from Human Brain Cells to Virus The BC200 gene, which is particularly active in neurons, diverges from traditional genetic behavior by producing short RNA molecules instead of coding for proteins. These molecules play a…...
Lassa fever kills 18 in Benue
3+ hour ago (213+ words) October 9, 2026 by Uja Emmanuel, Makurdi Eighteen persons have been confirmed dead during the Lassa fever outbreak in Benue State. A total of 620 suspected cases were reported in nine local government areas of the state, of which 70 were confirmed. The state…...
The plague never went away. Cases are reported in Africa and the U.S. nearly every year
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (19+ words) The Seattle Times...
Patient dies after contracting mpox at Spanish hospital
16+ hour, 9+ min ago (958+ words) A 61-year-old man has died after contracting mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, while receiving treatment at a hospital in northern Spain. The patient, who had cancer and other serious health conditions, is believed to have become infected after sharing a…...