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5 polio cases detected in Afghanistan: UNICEF

STORY: 5 polio cases detected in Afghanistan: UNICEF DATELINE: June 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:39 LOCATION: JALALABAD, Afghanistan CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of a child being diagnosed with polio STORYLINE: Afghanistan has reported five polio cases after a child under five years old was diagnosed with the crippling disease in the country's eastern Nangarhar province, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Afghanistan has confirmed. The case has been registered in Dur Baba district of Nangarhar province, Kamal Shah Sayed, head of the communications department of UNICEF Polio Eradication Program in Afghanistan, told media. "The disease is feared to spread to other parts of the province and efforts were underway to check it," the official said. Four cases of the crippling virus have earlier been recorded in Kot, Bati Kot, Nazian and Behsud districts of the province. Afghanistan and Pakistan are the only countries in the world where wild polio is still endemic. According to reports,

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Kanebo cosmetics caused patchy skin whitening

TOKYO, Japan - Masumi Natsusaka, president of Kanebo Cosmetics Inc., announces at a press conference in Tokyo on July 4, 2013, that the company will recall 54 of its products, including face lotions and emulsions, following 39 confirmed cases of patchy skin whitening in users.

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Kanebo cosmetics caused patchy skin whitening

TOKYO, Japan - Masumi Natsusaka (R), president of Kanebo Cosmetics Inc., is surrounded by reporters after announcing at a press conference in Tokyo on July 4, 2013, that the company will recall 54 of its products, including face lotions and emulsions, following 39 confirmed cases of patchy skin whitening in users.

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Kanebo cosmetics caused patchy skin whitening

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Kanebo Blanchir Superior lotion, which is among the 54 Kanebo Cosmetics Inc. products being recalled by the company following 39 confirmed cases of patchy skin whitening in users.

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Kanebo cosmetics caused patchy skin whitening

TOKYO, Japan - Masumi Natsusaka (C), president of Kanebo Cosmetics Inc., and other company executives bow in a gesture of apology after announcing at a press conference in Tokyo on July 4, 2013, that the company will recall 54 of its products, including face lotions and emulsions, following 39 confirmed cases of patchy skin whitening in users.

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Kanebo cosmetics caused patchy skin whitening

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo on July 4, 2013, shows some of the 54 Kanebo Cosmetics Inc. products being recalled by the company following 39 confirmed cases of patchy skin whitening in users.

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New-flu infections hit 135 in Japan, Aso seeks calm response

TOKYO, Japan - Junior high school students from Kochi Prefecture wear face masks as they sit in on a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on May 18. The number of new-flu cases in Japan reached 135 the same day after 39 more infections were confirmed.

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New-flu infections hit 135 in Japan, Aso seeks calm response

TOKYO, Japan - A notice at a drugstore in Kobe on May 18 informs customers that face masks and alcohol for disinfection have sold out, as the number of new-flu cases in Japan reached 135 after 39 more infections were confirmed.

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New monkeypox case confirmed in Egypt

STORY: New monkeypox case confirmed in Egypt DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views 2. various of doctors and patients in hospitals STORYLINE: The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population announced on Monday that close contact with a case of monkeypox has been confirmed. The patient is currently being treated in a hospital affiliated with the Ministry of Health and Population. The ministry stated that a new case is a 34-year-old man. The patient was in close contact with one of the previously detected cases, a 39-year-old who resides in a European country on a visit to Egypt, which was announced on 8 December. The discovery of this case comes within the procedures taken in epidemiological investigations and follow-up of close contacts of positive cases and within the national strategy of the Ministry of Health and Population for preparedness for emerging diseases. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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Number of new community COVID-19 cases drops to single digit in China's Sixian

STORY: Number of new community COVID-19 cases drops to single digit in China's Sixian DATELINE: July 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:39 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of nucleic acid samplings in Sixian County STORYLINE: The latest eighth round of county-wide nucleic acid testing in virus-hit Sixian County, east China's Anhui Province, reported nine positive COVID-19 cases at the community level, according to local authorities on Wednesday. This marks the first time that the number of positive COVID-19 cases detected in Sixian's mass COVID-19 testing drops to a single digit, said the anti-epidemic headquarters of Suzhou City that administers Sixian County. The ninth round of mass testing in Sixian is now underway. From June 26 to July 5, 6 p.m., a total of 218 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 847 asymptomatic carriers had been logged in the latest epidemic resurgence in Sixian. Most of the cases were identified among those in quarantine. A total of 58 infected people have been cured and

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Peru's monkeypox cases climb to 15

STORY: Peru's monkeypox cases climb to 15 DATELINE: July 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: Lima CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of a file 2. various of a press conference 3. various of Peru STORYLINE: Twelve new cases of monkeypox have been detected in Peru in recent days, bringing the total number to 15, Health Minister Jorge Lopez said on Monday. The patients, aged between 20 and 39, reside in five districts of Metropolitan Lima, Lopez said at a press conference. All patients are in stable condition and are at home under the guidance of health personnel, he said. Lopez added that the Health Ministry is following up with all of the patients' close contacts. The ministry recently issued a health alert in order to strengthen the epidemiological surveillance and investigation system for the disease, as well as to adopt necessary prevention and control measures. The first monkeypox case in the South American country was confirmed on June 26 in a foreigner residing in Lima who had contact with peop

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Eight African countries report confirmed monkeypox cases: WHO

STORY: Eight African countries report confirmed monkeypox cases: WHO DATELINE: June 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Brazzaville CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in Ghana 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa STORYLINE: Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa announced Thursday that eight African countries have so far reported confirmed monkeypox cases, with several more countries reporting suspected cases. SOUNDBITE (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa "Turning to monkeypox, I can confirm that there are now a total of 1,900 confirmed cases in 39 countries across the globe, including eight African countries. There have been 36 confirmed cases in Nigeria, 10 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), eight in the Central African Republic, three each in Benin and Cameroon, and two in the Republic of Congo. Ghana and and Morocco, which have not previously recorded cases of monkeypox, now

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Over two thirds of Africans exposed to virus which causes COVID-19: WHO

STORY: Over two thirds of Africans exposed to virus which causes COVID-19: WHO DATELINE: April 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Brazzaville CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the WHO regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa 3. various of people getting vaccinated in Johannesburg, South Africa 4. various of airport in Johannesburg, South Africa 5. SOUNDBITE (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa 6. various of aerial view of Nairobi, Kenya STORYLINE: Up to 65 percent of Africans have been infected by SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, a World Health Organization (WHO) analysis finds. The analysis revealed that the true number of infections on the continent could be as much as 97 times higher than the number of confirmed reported cases. This compares to the global average where the true number of infections is 16 times higher than the number of confirmed reported cases, according to

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New-flu infections hit 135 in Japan, Aso seeks calm response

TOKYO, Japan - Junior high school students from Kochi Prefecture wear face masks as they sit in on a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on May 18. The number of new-flu cases in Japan reached 135 the same day after 39 more infections were confirmed. (Kyodo)

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New-flu infections hit 135 in Japan, Aso seeks calm response

TOKYO, Japan - A notice at a drugstore in Kobe on May 18 informs customers that face masks and alcohol for disinfection have sold out, as the number of new-flu cases in Japan reached 135 after 39 more infections were confirmed. (Kyodo)