Vaccines and immunisation

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• US has seen nearly 600 measles cases this year, CDC says

  7 Sep 2014: Outbreaks of deadly disease, which had been virtually eradicated in US, linked to trend of parents not vaccinating children

• Hopes raised as Ebola vaccine protects monkeys for 10 months

  7 Sep 2014:

  Human trials underway aiming to prevent another outbreak of the virus which has swept through west Africa

• Ebola experts look to antibodies in survivors' blood as potential cure

  4 Sep 2014: With no proven treatment for the deadly outbreak in west Africa, WHO believes blood from survivors may be the best option

• Nurturing health innovation in Africa: 13 ways to boost research

  Guardian Professional, 3 Sep 2014: What needs to happen to reverse the brain drain and secure funding across the continent? Our panel suggest where to start

• Polio double vaccine gives better protection, study finds

  22 Aug 2014: Oral vaccine followed by injection could help fight disease in conflict-torn areas, according to WHO

• Preventing contagion: 18 steps to preparing for an epidemic

  Guardian Professional, 21 Aug 2014: In the midst of the Ebola crisis, our panel discuss what lessons can be learned from this epidemic before the next one strikes

• Humans give malaria to mosquitoes – we need a vaccine to stop this

  20 Aug 2014: Ashley Birkett: It may sound crazy, but preventing the insects from becoming infected would stop the parasite in its tracks and could save many lives

• Ebola outbreak: the vaccine and 'secret serum' explained

  Guardian Professional, 15 Aug 2014:

  Could the serum contain the spread of the disease? Is the vaccine dangerous? Immunologist Professor Eleanor Riley talks to Anna Leach

• Ebola: Canada to donate experimental vaccine to the WHO for use in Africa

  13 Aug 2014: Canada has so far produced only about 1,500 doses of vaccine, which has not been tested on humans

• Ebola, dengue and cholera: how can we contain epidemics earlier?

  Guardian Professional, 8 Aug 2014:

  With multiple epidemics, a growing displaced population and climate change, is it time to take preparedness more seriously? Join the live Q&A on 14 August, 1-3pm BST

• Why we should be concerned about the return of Victorian diseases

  Guardian Professional, 8 Aug 2014:

  Official figures showing a rise in diseases linked to poverty, such as gout, TB, measles, malnutrition and whooping cough are a barometer of failure and neglect, says John Middleton

• Ebola rages in Africa as west agonises over ethics of vaccine and drug testing

  31 Jul 2014: If there are to be vaccines and drugs against Ebola, trials in outbreaks will have to be done

• Influenza: How the Great War helped create the greatest pandemic ever known

  30 Jul 2014:

  GrrlScientist: The Great War helped create the influenza pandemic of 1918, which eventually brought an early end to the Great War

• Boys 'should receive HPV jab too'

  29 Jul 2014: Vaccinating boys as well as girls could cut incidence of genital warts and several cancers, write doctors in medical journal

• Cholera vaccine: the quick-fix to the South Sudan outbreak?

  Guardian Professional, 21 Jul 2014: Evidence is mounting that vaccines can stop cholera outbreaks, but NGOs fear this solution distracts from improving sanitation, writes Jocalyn Clark

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