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Scientists have developed an investigational vaccine that protected cynomolgus macaques against four types of hemorrhagic fever viruses endemic to overlapping regions in Africa. Scientists are ...

If a person does not receive treatment for rheumatic fever or experiences it multiple times, they could develop a long-term health condition that affects the heart. This condition is rheumatic heart ...

From the Department of Preventive Medicine, Harvard Medical School. This article has been released for publication by the Division of Publications of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery of the United ...