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Congo rape testimonies: Aged one to 90, the victims of hidden war against women
Plight of Walungu women revealed in shocking rape testimonies from Democratic Republic of the CongoResearchers call for independent body to monitor deaths in wars and other crises... and more
... University, New York), who has worked on mortality surveys in Iraq and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), say that the best tools for prospectively monitoring deaths were missing or deficient ...Scientists uncover Ebola cell-invasion strategy
... recent devastating outbreaks hit in Uganda in 2008 and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2007. The UTMB group tied Ebola's cellular invasion mechanism to a series of biochemical reactions ...New findings indicate HIV/AIDS pandemic began around 1900, earlier than previously thought
... a wax-embedded lymph-node tissue biopsy from a woman in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The oldest known HIV-1 group M genetic sequence comes from a 1959 ...HIV dates back to around 1900, study shows
... A genetic analysis of a biopsy sample recently discovered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has led researchers to conclude that the virus that causes AIDS has existed in human populations for ...Urbanization in Africa at dawn of 20th century marked outbreak of HIV
... Republic of the Congo. The oldest known HIV-1 group M genetic sequence comes from ... present-day city of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which began as a colonial center for Belgium. ...Counting the human costs of conflict
Calculating the death toll from the crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Rape in war demands more attention from medical editors and health professionals
... open-access journal PLoS Medicine. The staggering toll of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since 1991—5.5 million deaths, 1.5 million displaced people, ...Research uncovers surprising lion stronghold in war-torn central Africa
Times are tough for wildlife living at the frontier between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Armies are reportedly encamped in a national park and wildlife preserve on the Congolese ...Fledgling mantle plume may be cause of African volcano's unique lava
... near the core of the Earth—may be bubbling to life beneath the soil of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The findings are presented in the current issue of the journal Chemical Geology. "This is ...Fledgling Mantle Plume May Be Cause Of African Volcano's Unique Lava
... The lava composition indicates that a mantle plume -- an upwelling of intense heat from near the core of the Earth -- may be bubbling to life beneath the soil of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Scientists block Ebola infection in cell-culture experiments
... ; recent examples include outbreaks in Uganda in 2008 and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2007. The UTMB team took a new approach to stopping viral infection, using powerful new ...New WHO data underscores global threat of the world's leading child killer
... (4%), Indonesia (3%), Ethiopia (3%), Democratic Republic of the Congo (3%), Kenya (2%) and the Philippines (2%). ... (34,000), Ethiopia (24,000), Democratic Republic of the Congo (22,000), China (19,000), ...
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