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Help for Paraguay in yellow fever outbreak  -  20 Feb 2008
USA TodayASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — A massive shipment of yellow fever vaccine was on its way from France to help Paraguay deal with an outbreak of the mosquito-borne

Travellers warned of malaria in Dominican Republic, yellow fever ...  -  Feb 19, 2008
The Canadian Press..."They're now bringing hundreds of thousands if not millions of doses (of yellow fever vaccine) into . . . that area," said MacLean. "So anybody going Iguacu

Venezuela to Send Paraguay Anti-Yellow Fever Vaccine  -  Feb 18, 2008
Prensa Latina,Asuncion, Feb 18 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay will receive 100 thousand vaccine doses from Venezuela to confront the outbreak of yellow fever affecting the

Brazil flies out yellow fever vaccine to Paraguay  -  Feb 15, 2008
Guardian Unlimited,Photograph: Joedson Alves/AFP/Getty Images The Brazilian government today flew 50000 doses of yellow fever vaccine to Paraguay following the first outbreak

Cuba will send doses of yellow fever vaccine to Paraguay  -  Feb 17, 2008
Cuba Headlines,Cuba will send doses of yellow fever vaccine to Paraguay following an outbreak that has already killed two persons in the South American country,

Paraguay Gets Yellow Fever Vaccines  -  Feb 14, 2008
The Associated PressASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Brazil flew 50000 doses of yellow fever vaccine into Paraguay on Thursday and Peru promised 250000 more doses next week,

Paraguay confirms 7 deaths from yellow fever  -  Feb 18, 2008
KPAX-TV,Authorities say they have nearly 1 million doses of yellow fever vaccine after donations arrived from Brazil and Peru. Venezuela has also promised to send

Travel health: Clinics short on yellow-fever vaccine  -  Feb 3, 2008
Seattle Times,A shortage of yellow-fever vaccine has left some travelers scrambling to find a clinic with supplies. Word to the wise: Don't wait until the last minute,

People Demand Vaccinations as Yellow Fever is Confirmed in Paraguay  -  Feb 13, 2008
Infoshop NewsThey want the Yellow Fever vaccine and they want it now. On 15 January 2008, the national health authorities of Paraguay reported their first confirmed

Brazil registers 1st yellow fever death provoked by vaccine  -  Jan 31, 2008
Xinhua,31 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian Health authorities suspect that the death of a 43-year-old woman in Sao Paulo was due to side effects of yellow fever vaccine.

Yellow fever kills 13 in Brazil since December  -  Feb 8, 2008
ReutersBrazil has suspended exports of yellow fever vaccine from Bio-Manguinhos to respond to the outbreak, the WHO said in a statement.

Brazil reported 13 fatal cases of yellow fever in eight weeks  -  Feb 9, 2008
MercoPress,Brazil has suspended exports of yellow fever vaccine from Bio-Manguinhos, one of three WHO pre-qualified manufacturers of yellow fever vaccine,

Yellow Fever Vaccine Required for Some Traveling to Costa Rica  -  Jan 29, 2008
Costa Rica Travel News,The Clinica Biblica and CIMA Hospital receive a total of around 120 people each day requesting a yellow fever vaccine. The demand at these two hospitals is

Brazil health officials report ninth yellow fever death  -  Jan 23, 2008
Xinhua,However, numbers seeking a yellow fever vaccine have soared throughout the region and last week 31 people were hospitalized with symptoms of overdosing on

Yellow fever breaks out in Brazil  -  Feb 10, 2008
United Press InternationalBrazil has suspended the export of yellow fever vaccine from Bio-Manguinhos, based in Brazil, to meet the country's needs in view of the outbreak,

Crucell to cancel West Nile vaccine programme  -  Feb 11, 2008
ReutersCrucell also said to further postpone the registration submission of the Yellow Fever vaccine, called Flavimum, in Switzerland. Crucell said it would focus

Itinerary: May the force be with you  -  Feb 9, 2008
Kansas City Star,BEST ADVICE | Don’t procrastinateA shortage of yellow fever vaccine has left some travelers scrambling to find a clinic with supplies.

YELLOW FEVER ALERT IN BRAZIL  -  Jan 25, 2008
Motorsport.com,It should be noted that the anti-yellow fever vaccine provides protection only ten days after the inoculation. It is also advisable that you bring the

How can I stay healthy on my trip?  -  Feb 10, 2008
TamilStar.com,The yellow fever vaccine is currently required for travelers who plan to visit countries in South America and Africa where the disease is active.

Crucell Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results  -  Feb 12, 2008
FOXBusinessLive Attenuated Yellow Fever Vaccine Flavimun(R): Given the successful sales of the MoRuViraten(R) vaccine for Measles/Rubella, which is produced in the

SPAIN'S LA CAIXA FOUNDATION GIVES €4 MILLION TO GAVI ALLIANCE FOR ...  -  Feb 15, 2008
MaximsNews Network,...hepatitis B (HepB) and Haemophilus Influenzae type b (Hib), in combinations with diptheria, tetanus, pertussis, (DTP 3 ); and also yellow fever vaccine.

Health tips for those travelling around the world  -  Jan 28, 2008
The North Bay Nugget,Yellow fever vaccine is required in certain countries in Africa and South America. The health unit is an official yellow fever vaccination centre.

CRI Kasauli not a lost cause  -  Feb 9, 2008
HimVani,The institute has been famous for production of anti-sanke venom medicine, anti-rabies injection, anti-tetanus vaccine, yellow fever vaccine,

Japanese encephalitis? No thanks  -  Feb 3, 2008
Craig Daily Press,While most vaccines are readily available, some, such as the yellow fever vaccine, can present delays. Because of a manufacturing problem, the vaccine is

Kendall travelers clinic packs some unique services  -  Jan 22, 2008
Aurora Beacon News,Among the clinic's most common requests is the yellow fever vaccine -- one shot for $100 -- which is required for visitors to many African countries.

Chembio in Additional Technology Pacts With Oswaldo Cruz Foundation  -  Jan 29, 2008
CNNMoney.comThe unit is capable of processing over 200 million doses of vaccines per year, supplying up to 100 million doses per year of yellow fever vaccine alone to

Immunizations, prescriptions available for international travel  -  Feb 4, 2008
Johns Hopkins Gazette,Yellow fever vaccine is required for certain countries in Africa and South America and is currently not available in single dose; it is therefore important

Dengue and Yellow Fever — Challenges for the Development and Use ...  -  Nov 28, 2007
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription),...but that view has been altered by the recognition of a new syndrome: viscerotropic disease associated with the yellow fever vaccine, 5 an extensive

Finance Bond Raises $1bn For World Health  -  Nov 28, 2007
OneWorld.net,US$ 44 million is being allocated to other tactical investments, such as stockpiles of yellow fever vaccine. IFFIm's funding for risk assessments for yellow

Machel praises SA’s help for global immunisation drive  -  Nov 28, 2007
Business Day,...pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis B, and haemophilus influenza; $44m went to stockpile yellow fever vaccine; and $51,4m bolstered anti-tetanus programmes.

Immunisation fund to save millions of children  -  Nov 28, 2007
SABC News,...in poor countries possible against diseases like Hepatitis B. An amount of $44 million is also being allocated to stockpiling the Yellow Fever vaccine.

Africa: Africa Must Create Yellow Fever Vaccine  -  Oct 5, 2007
AllAfrica.com,Africa should develop its own vaccines to fight yellow fever, which is increasing at an alarming rate, said Virologist, Professor Oyewale Tomori.

Nigeria: Country's Health in 47 Years ... Still Crawling  -  Oct 4, 2007
AllAfrica.com,Take the case of yellow fever vaccine, which was developed and produced in the country in 1986 for the West African sub-region, it could no longer be

Family shares a tragedy Young couple urges parents to learn about ...  -  Sep 24, 2007
Barre Montpelier Times Argus,...vaccines," Raszka said, citing the dangers of the yellow fever vaccine, a vaccine given to adults planning to travel to regions at risk of that disease.

Full Text  -  Sep 13, 2007
Science Magazine (subscription)The furthest along is a chimeric vaccine that uses a yellow fever vaccine virus as a backbone but replaces several key structural genes with dengue

Yellow fever vaccines out of stock at centres  -  Aug 25, 2007
Mumbai Newsline,Another centre, the Seaman Medical Centre at Ballard Pier, too, is short of the yellow fever vaccine. For the last one month, both the centres—the only ones

Bolivia calls new visa rule for US tourists 'a matter of reciprocity'  -  Sep 11, 2007
USA Today...a yellow fever vaccine, and a small passport photo taken against a "red background," though Choquehuanca hinted the process might be simplified.

Around the world  -  Sep 12, 2007
Arizona Daily Star,...planned visit or a notarized invitation from a Bolivian citizen, a yellow-fever vaccine, and a small passport photo taken against a "red background.

We Should Share the Wealth  -  Aug 7, 2007
Media For Freedom,It supported the Nobel-prizewinning work that created the yellow-fever vaccine. It helped Brazil eliminate a malaria-transmitting strain of mosquito.

Costa Rica imposes visa on Jamaicans  -  Jun 14, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,In applyingfor a visa, the following documents must be submitted: a police record; proof of vaccination against yellow fever (vaccine must be received 10

Pilgrims urged to get flu jabs before haj  -  Jun 13, 2007
New Straits Times,He said pilgrims from yellow fever endemic countries should be vaccinated with yellow fever vaccine at least 10 days and no more than 10 years before the

Millions to get yellow fever vaccine  -  May 16, 2007
ITV.com,Over 48 million people will be immunised for yellow fever in West Africa over the next four years under a new vaccine programme.

Yellow Fever Vaccine Grant In West Africa  -  May 17, 2007
Vaccine Rx (press release),A grant has made it possible to immunize people for yellow fever in West Africa over the next four years. Yellow fever can include high fever, vomiting and

WHO passes agreement to combat yellow fever in West Africa  -  May 24, 2007
Stanford Daily,The yellow fever vaccine, which costs 88 dollars at Stanford’s Vaden Health Center, is too expensive for the poor states of West Africa to stockpile,

Traveling this summer? Here’s some tips for safe, healthy travel  -  Jun 2, 2007
Meridian Star,Only authorized health care providers can give the yellow fever vaccine. The vaccine should be given at least 10 days before travel and a stamped vaccine

Full Text  -  May 24, 2007
Science Magazine (subscription)With the increasing threat, many at-risk countries added yellow fever vaccine to their package of routine childhood immunizations.

Phillip Tutor: Finding cancer's unnamed hero  -  May 10, 2007
Anniston Star (subscription),But Reed's out-of-the-box research -vivisection that today would not be allowed — led to the creation of a yellow fever vaccine, one of the great successes

Decatur physician specializes in getting travelers ready to face ...  -  May 11, 2007
The Decatur Daily,...he noted a few countries in South America and Africa require visitors to show proof of having received the yellow fever vaccine before issuing visas.

Why We Should Share the Wealth  -  May 10, 2007
TIMEIt supported the Nobel-prizewinning work that created the yellow-fever vaccine. It helped Brazil eliminate a malaria-transmitting strain of mosquito.

For travelers, doses of information  -  27 Apr 2007
Baltimore Sun,I mean, you do not need a yellow fever vaccine if you're going to travel to China," he said. "That's an unnecessary shot, and a shot has a risk."

Inifinty Ward Promises Exciting News This Weekend  -  Apr 23, 2007
Wired Blogs...out to be an announcement for a new Call of Duty, I'm going to be extremely disappointed. 'Cause, seriously, yellow fever vaccine > another WWII shooter.

Vaccination week in the Americas  -  Apr 18, 2007
News-Medical.net,Ecuador will immunize over 3 million people with yellow fever vaccine. Peru also plans to vaccinate against yellow fever and to improve routine immunization

Paying for Vaccinations  -  Apr 7, 2007
Wall Street Journal (subscription),It's not unusual to pay $95 for yellow-fever vaccine, recommended for travel to places such as sub-Saharan Africa, and $105 for the meningococcal vaccine

Immunization Guidelines for Travelers  -  Apr 19, 2007
Blogcritics.org,The International Health Regulations require that the yellow fever vaccine be administered for anyone traveling to tropical areas in South America or

$500 Million Pledged to Fight Childhood Obesity  -  Apr 3, 2007
New York Times,Philanthropy has long fueled improvements in health, from John D. Rockefeller, whose money produced a yellow fever vaccine, to Bill and Melinda Gates,

WHO, Asian leaders discuss virus sharing, vaccine access  -  27 Mar 2007
CIDRAP,A similar mechanism was recently established to coordinate stockpiling and distribution of yellow fever vaccine for Latin America and Africa, he added.

Around the square - Who was Walter Reed?  -  Mar 20, 2007
Canton Daily Ledger,...including the yellow fever vaccine, most assuredly justifies the presence of his name in the Walter Reed Army Health Center in Washington.

More Trouble At West Coast  -  Mar 22, 2007
Australian Football Association of North America,...which strictly regulates the distribution of medical patient information), claims he had an allergic reaction to a yellow fever vaccine, which he had as

Spring Break Countdown  -  Mar 7, 2007
University Daily Kansan,If you’re traveling to sub-Saharan Africa or tropical South America, a yellow fever vaccine ($81) is required. If you’re traveling to Africa, Asia,

Breaking News: Press Conference with American Idol Eliminated ...  -  Mar 2, 2007
BuddyTVShe has Lupus, but also had an adverse reaction to a yellow fever vaccine in Brazil that almost killed her. She thought the dedications before each

Crucell announces fourth quarter and annual results 2006  -  Feb 12, 2007
Market Wire (press release)Flavimun®: Crucell's live attenuated yellow fever vaccine is in filing and is expected to receive regulatory approval in 2007.

Yellow fever in Togo  -  Dec 19, 2006
World Health Organization,A stockpile of 6 million doses of yellow fever vaccine is provided annually by the GAVI Alliance to rapidly respond to outbreaks.

Vaccine For Dengue Far From Reach, Says WHO  -  Dec 5, 2006
Bernama,Brazil's Dr Carlos Morel said it was a pity that no dengue vaccine could be developed after so many years although there has been yellow fever vaccine for

The Great Safe Escape  -  Dec 18, 2006
Edmonton Journal (subscription),But because it's not required, the way proof of a yellow fever vaccine is needed to gain entry to some African countries, or a meningococcal meningitis

Action sought on vaccine trial of Nepal monkeys  -  Nov 29, 2006
Daily News & Analysis,...“The rhesus monkeys were proven ideal even for the polio and yellow fever vaccine trials.� He dismisses charges that the primates are being illegally


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