Test Module 2

New cases of leprosy are decreasing, but not at the anticipated rate. In order to accelerate the annual decline, countries should screen contacts and treat eligible contacts with single-dose rifampicin, as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) in its guidelines.

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Regions: India , Indonesia , Sri Lanka

Topics: Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues

During the second quarter of 2020, the INFOSAN Secretariat has been involved in 29 food safety incidents with 59 WHO Member States and two territories of WHO Member States. There were 13 biological hazard incidents (Salmonella [5], Listeria monocytogenes [3], Clostridium botulinum [2], Vibrio cholerae [1], and two involving an unspecified biological hazard), six with a chemical hazard (methanol [3], histamine [2] and patulin [1]), five involving an undeclared allergen (cashew and pistachio [1], sesame [1],

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Regions: Australia , Cambodia , Canada , China, Dominican Republic , France , Hong Kong , Mexico , Singapore , United States

Topics: Combating Drugs and Crime, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Energy, Global Health

Schoolboy Yangyang was growing weaker by the day. When his symptoms worsened into diarrhoea and abdominal pain, his parents took him to the nearest hospital in Guangxi, southeastern China, where the doctor examined him on arrival and administered treatment. To confirm his suspicion, the doctor ordered a fecal examination. The result confirmed that Yangyang was suffering from a parasitic infection of the liver that can be caused by eating raw fish – a traditional dietary practice that has developed into a gr

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Regions: China, United Kingdom

Topics: Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation

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Topics: Energy, Global Health

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Regions: Canada , China, Singapore , United Kingdom

Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation

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Regions: Afghanistan, Angola , Chad , China, Ghana , Indonesia , Iran , Kenya , Malaysia , Mozambique , Pakistan , Somalia , United Kingdom

Topics: Climate and Environment, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

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Regions: United Kingdom

Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Science, Technology, and Innovation

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Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health

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Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health

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Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19)