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New Malaysian Malaria: Monkeys and Mosquitoes To Blame
Travelers to Southeast Asia beware: there's a new strain of malaria in town. Researchers have recently figured out that the Plasmodium knowlesi strain of malaria, which used to be confined to Malaysian macaque monkeys, can kill humans too.
The especially nasty part about this new human strain of malaria is that doctors have a hard time recognizing it. Symptoms and disease progression look scarily similar to other less serious forms of malaria, so you might end up dead before the doctors realize they should've done something differently.
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Bali Tourists Bitten By Rabies Scare
The Indonesian island paradise of Bali, a major tourist hangout, seems to be having a few glitches lately. As if running out of alcohol wasn't already a pretty big problem, now the rabid dog problem looks like it is getting a bit out of control.
Previously rabies-free, the disease hit Bali last year, but it's only in the last few months that the drama has really hit the press and worried tourists. Ten locals have even died from rabies in the past year, and now tourists who get bitten by suspicious-looking dogs might have nowhere to turn—post-exposure vaccine supplies at Bali hospitals are pretty much non-existent.
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Rabid Dogs Coming To Bali Beaches
Uh-oh. The Indonesian island holiday paradise of Bali is not quite the paradise we thought. It's just lost the status of being rabies-free, so now we've got to warn you about it.
Last year it was the chickens that were dangerous, but Australian health authorities have just confirmed that rabies is back in town. The Balinese are denying it for now, saying three locals died of a brain infection... after being bitten by dogs. We'll let you decide.
In any case, there are now warnings for tourists to consider rabies vaccinations before they fly to Bali and to look out for dogs, cats, monkeys and other animals who might scratch or bite you. Even if they're not (yet) foaming at the mouth.
Related Stories:
· Bali Tourist Paradise Bitten Again [The Age]
· Don't Play With Chickens in Bali [Jaunted]
· Bali Travel Guide [Jaunted]
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Bear-ly Legal
After the mad cow scare, meat is often at the (just pink, please) center of international incidents. After 17 people in France got intestinal infections from eating undercooked Canadian bear, French officials have issued a warning about eating such game from that country. Gosh, who could have forseen that eating bear meat would go awry somehow?
The disease, trichinellosis, is caused by microscopic larvae. In the words of the AFP, the "meat was found to be crawling with the worms -- the average was 295 larvae per gram." Wow, that's gross.
We suspect that the French think their bear meat is safer, but wherever it comes from, make sure your bear meat is well cooked.
Related Stories:
· Don't eat Canadian bears [Expatica]
