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Obama says epidemic "spiraling out of control", outlines US action
US President Barack Obama called the Ebola outbreak in West Africa a threat to global security on Tuesday and broadly expanded the US response by ordering thousands of troops to the region along with an aggressive effort to train health...
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Wells chlorinated amid fears of epidemic
14 June 2005
1. Various shots people getting water from a well surrounded by a dirty area
2. Child drinking water from the tap
3. Various shots children eating an unwashed mango
4. Various exterior shots of the Infectious Diseases...
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Human trial for COVID-19 vaccine underway in UK
The chief investigator of a UK COVID-19 vaccine trial has outlined plans to fast track the next phase of the study, as human testing got underway on Thursday.
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What the Coronavirus Outbreak Means for Pandemic Bonds
Feb.26 -- Olga Jonas, Harvard Global Health Institute senior fellow, discusses the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the World Bank's pandemic bonds with Bloomberg's Romaine Bostick, Scarlet Fu and Joe Weisenthal on "Bloomberg...
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MOZAMBIQUE: FLOOD DISASTER - MALARIA (2)
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VOICED BY: Philippa Meagher
At the largest camp for victims of the flooding in Mozambique, relief workers fear a fatal outbreak of malaria.
UNICEF and other aid agencies have set up a health post in the camp at...
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Focus on SAfrica, Zimbawe, Kenya as 25th anniv of virus discovery approaches
Tembisa township, Johannesburg, South Africa, Recent
1.Wide shot of Tembisa township
2.Mid shot of Anna Nonkwelo who is HIV positive AIDS worker walking to her home in Tembisa
3.Anna opening door the door to her home
4. Anna taking out ...
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Gaza - Meningitis epidemic
The Palestinian Authority declared a medical state of emergency on Thursday (12/06) in the West Bank and Gaza strip where 350 cases of meningitis have been reported. No-one had died during the outbreak, but neighboring countries had been...
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An expert in infectious diseases says the Ebola outbreak is cause for concern but should not trigger an 'epidemic of fear'. (Oct. 10)
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As the U.S. government prepares to ramp up screening of airline passengers for potential Ebola exposure, an expert in infectious diseases says Americans should be cautious, but not alarmist,...
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Protests and meetings at Barcelona Aids conference
1. Wideshot of the Barcelona Palace of Congress
2. Wideshot of conference hall with US Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson approaching podium
3. Protesters chanting, "Shame, shame" approaching stage with placards
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HIV-positive patients, activists protest clinic closure
1. Wide pan from the group of protesters to the government building across the street
2. Mid of leaflets and posters announcing swapping of HIV hospital for a hotel, camera tilt down to woman with protective mask on her face lying on...
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Adds protests at Roche, update
Barcelona, July 8, 2002
0000 Various exteriors of building where conference is being held
0013 Setup shot of Tom Francis, Co-founder of VAXGEN
0018 SOUNDBITE: (English)Tom Francis, Co-founder of VaxGen
0030 Various of press briefings...
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Former US president speech at Aids conference
1. Tracking shot of audience and panel
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Archbishop Raphael Nbingi Mwana Mzeki of Nairobi:
"(Responding to question about abstinence/celibacy)
Abstinence we maintain, nobody ever dies of abstinence."
3. Cutaway...
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French Minister of Health visits bird flu call centre
1. French newspapers headlines on bird flu case
2. Close up newspaper headline reading "France on alert"
3. Close up newspaper headline reading "Bird flu in France: the state is mobilised, the poultry farmers are worried"
4. Close up...
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U.S. Baby Born to Mom With Zika Has Microcephaly
A Honduran woman infected with Zika gave birth in New Jersey to a baby girl with birth defects caused by the virus, her doctor said Wednesday.The Honduran woman's baby was delivered by cesarean section Tuesday at Hackensack University...
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US baby born to Zika mum has microcephaly
A Honduran woman infected with Zika gave birth in New Jersey to a baby girl with birth defects caused by the virus, her doctor said on Wednesday.The baby was delivered by Cesarean section on Tuesday at Hackensack University Medical...
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Asia Development Bank grants funds to SARS affected countries
1. Wide shot of news briefing at Asian Development Headquarters
2. Cutaway reporters
3. Asian Development Bank panel during briefing
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Geert Van Der Linden, Special Advisor to the President, Asian Development...
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Event to mark 25th anniversary of the discovery of AIDS
1. Wide shot of AIDS rally in New York City, Reverend Alicia Heath-Toby singing
2. Mid shot spectators
3. Wide shot audience standing and applauding
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. Marjorie Hill, Interim Executive Director of Gay Men's...
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Health ministers from around the world meeting on bird flu
1. Wide shot of conference
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Paul Martin, Canadian Prime Minister
"The simple fact of the matter is that our mutual health, our security and prosperity depends largely on our willingness to meet this common...
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Doctor at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention comments on Liberia's Ebola outbreak
A physician for the US Agency the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday that the Ebola outbreak in Liberia is "uncontrolled, but it is controllable."
Kevin De Cock described the outbreak in West Africa as one of...
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Cholera epidemic is killing children weakened by malnutrition
1. Wide of cholera patients at Banadir hospital
2. Mother feeding water to sick child
3. Various of child being treated by medic as mother watches over
4. Mother sitting on floor with sick child
5. Sick child lying on hospital bed
6....
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Statistics suggest an 'autism epidemic' is sweeping the United States. But, scientists say the numbers might not add up.
HEADLINE: Why are autism diagnoses on the rise?
CAPTION: Statistics suggest an 'autism epidemic' is sweeping the United States. But, scientists say the numbers might not add up. (Oct. 28)
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Epidemic affects businesses in capital, including pharmacy
The Ebola virus that has killed more than 3000 people across large swathes of West Africa is now threatening entire economies, including Guinea, where millions of dollars are being put aside to help businesses.
On Saturday, the country's...
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Advice on what to eat to combat swine flu
Baghdad, Iraq Oct. 22, 2009
1. Close up of padlocked gates at al-Tahrir Secondary School
2. Wide of locked up al-Zura Primary School'' with Iraqi flag flying over building
3. Wide of masked people outside hospital
4. Wide exterior of...