prevention
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The typical incubation period for the virus is between one and six weeks, WHO epidemic prevention chief Maria Van Kerkhove said Tuesday -- suggesting infection among the Dutch couple before boarding.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
“We do believe that there may be some human-to-human transmission that’s happening among the really close contacts,” Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s director for epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention, said Tuesday morning.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Researchers say the findings point to the need for new approaches to prevention.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2026
"They're often detected at a later stage of cancer than non-Indigenous women," says Dr Natalie Strobel, an epidemiologist specialising in disease prevention in Indigenous communities.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
It had launched programs for women’s literacy and for the prevention of AIDS, and reduced the rate of HIV transmission from mothers to babies to 4 percent—about half the current rate in the United States.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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