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How a Jewish ghetto beat a typhus epidemic during the second world war

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How a Jewish ghetto beat a typhus epidemic during the second world war

Jews imprisoned in a ghetto during the second world war stamped out a big typhus outbreak using public health measures like those currently being used to fight covid-19

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Alice Ball pioneered leprosy treatment and then had her work stolen

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Alice Ball pioneered leprosy treatment and then had her work stolen

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A handmade sign outside Ballachulish in Scotland’s Highlands

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Scotland could eliminate the coronavirus – if it weren't for England

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Wellington, New Zealand, in May as restrictions began to be eased

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Why New Zealand decided to go for full elimination of the coronavirus

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Is it safe for coronavirus 'shielders' in the UK to go outside now?

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Is it safe for coronavirus 'shielders' in the UK to go outside now?

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A pig, the animal from which the swine flu (H1N1) originated

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Swine flu (H1N1)

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HPV vaccine linked to fewer premature births in Australia

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HPV vaccine linked to fewer premature births in Australia

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New Zealand is close to wiping out covid-19 - can it return to normal?

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New Zealand is close to wiping out covid-19 - can it return to normal?

New Zealand is on track to eliminate covid-19 altogether, but keeping the virus out for good will be a challenge, and the economic impacts are likely to hurt

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Common herpes virus causes signs of Alzheimer's disease in brain cells

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Why is coronavirus deadly for some, but harmless in others?

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Australia sees huge decrease in flu cases due to coronavirus measures

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Transatlantic slavery introduced infectious diseases to the Americas

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