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UN coordinator for bird flu David Nabarro comments on latest developments
1. Wide of news briefing
2. Mid of United Nations (UN) coordinator for bird flu David Nabarro
3. Wide of Nabarro with Indonesian officials
4. Wide of officials
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) David Nabarro, UN Coordinator for Bird Flu:
"We...
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Zimbabwe - Cholera
Lack of chemicals sparks cut of supplies amid cholera epidemic
Harare - 1 Dec 2008
1. Young boys fetching water from a shallow well
2. Woman fetching water from shallow well
3. Close of cup being used to get water from well
4. Close of...
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SOUTH KOREA : CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
Korean/Nat
South Korea has put several villages under quarantine and ordered at least two schools to close as it tries to contain an outbreak of cholera.
Forty-nine people have so far come down with the highly contagious disease.
The...
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Beijing residents' mass exodus home for new year holidays
1. Wide shot of train station, pans left
2. Mid shot of stairs
3. Holiday travellers walking down stairs to the station
4. Man carrying bag on shoulder
5. Close up on same
6. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mr Wang, from Henan travelling to Hebei...
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Latest on situation on cholera outbreak
Cap-Haitien
1. Various of women walking by covering mouth and nose
2. Mid of dead child lying in street with people walking by
3. Wide of street with people walking and driving
4. Various of Haitian police on street
5. Mid of people...
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International conference on efforts to prevent bird flu
1. Wide interior of Avian Influenza Pledge Conference opening meeting
2. Dr. David Nabarro on stage at podium
3. SOUNBITE (English) Dr. David Nabarro, Senior Coordinator, United Nations System for Avian and Human Influenza:
"These UN...
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Zaire - Ebola Prevention Campaign
Kinshasa government officials are taking preventative measures to
warn residents of the deadly Ebola virus. They have set up
posters all over the city to increase their awareness of the
disease.
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US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power said on Monday that Washington's response to the Ebola epidemic is to fight the disease "at its source" in West Africa. (Oct. 28)
The US Ambassador to the United Nations said on Monday that Washington's response to the Ebola epidemic is to fight the disease "at its source" in West Africa.
Speaking in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, Samantha Power said it was...
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UKRAINE: EPIDEMIC OF AIDS BREAKING OUT ALL OVER FORMER SOVIET REPUBLIC
Russian/Eng/Nat
The former Soviet republic of Ukraine isn't just suffering an economic crisis.
An epidemic of the worst kind is spreading through the nation and the government doesn't have the knowledge or the funds to stop it.
More...
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At least one person has died in dengue outbreak
1. Wide shot of Health Center in Vila da Penha
2. Wide shot of corridor
3. Wide of woman talking to nurse
4. Setup shot of Maria Rosa Vieira
5. SOUNDBITE: (Portuguese) Maria Rosa Vieira, Housewife:
"I have fever, headache, pain in my...
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Latest on worsening cholera epidemic
Port-au-Prince
1. Various of Port-au-Prince Hospital
2. Setup of Dr. Alix Lassegue, Director of General Hospital of Port-au-Prince
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Alix Lassegue, General Director Port-au-Prince Hospital:
"There is no sight,...
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+4:3 Haitians go to the polls to elect a president, candidates vote
1. Haiti President Rene Preval and supporters walking to voting centre
2. Mid of Preval placing his ballot in the box
3. Close of poll worker marking Preval's thumb
4. SOUNDBITE: (Creole) Rene Preval, Haiti President:
"We hope that the...
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RUSSIA - Cholera Cases Spread Further
Cholera is spreading throughout Russia. According to recent
reports the disease has spread to a second region of southern
Russia in the semi-autonomous republic of Chechnya. Four people
have died there. In the neighbouring northern...
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Chickens being burnt villagers amid buird flu fears
1. Villagers burning chickens
2. Villager stoking fire with stick
3. Wide shot of chickens burning
4. Various of chickens burning
Farmers in a village on the Indonesian island of Bali on Tuesday killed and burned about 30 chickens which...
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Sudan's government says it's ready to fight any outbreak of Ebola
The Sudanese health ministry says its ready to fight any outbreak of Ebola in the country.
Sudan has had no cases, but has drawn up an action plan in the event of an outbreak.
The Federal Ministry of Health is at the heart of Sudan's...
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How the swine flu crisis has impacted on the Mexican economy
1. Wide exterior of empty Starbucks cafe
2. Empty tables in Starbucks
3. Medium of empty tables with sign posted above reading: (Spanish) "Open for takeout service only"
4. Wide statue of woman and child covered with surgical masks
5....
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SOUTH AFRICA: DURBAN: INTERNATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCE
Eng/French/Nat
Thousands of protesters marched on the 13th International AIDS Conference in Durban on Sunday, demanding that pharmaceutical companies produce cheaper anti-AIDS drugs.
U-N AIDS executive director, Peter Piot called for...
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Deaths as hurricane floods Haiti quake area, Turks preps
Leogane, Haiti
1. Wide of flooded street
2. Various of floods in tent camp
3. Woman helping her children to cross the flooded road
4. Man carrying his bike through flood water
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Louise Taylor, Red Cross...
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AP focus on how indigenous people dealing with flu outbreak
1. Various of indigenous women buying fruit at the market
2. Various of indigenous women selling vegetables on the street
3. Set-up of Maria del Socorro Fragoso, a medicine woman
4. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Maria del Socorro Fragoso, Oaxacan...
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India - Plague Spreads Rapidly
Suspected cases of pneumonic plague had been reported in eight
Indian states and the capital New Delhi by Thursday (29/9) as
authorities stepped up screening of people from the disease-ridden
western city of Surat. On Sept. 20, for the...
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Doctors in Congo are worried that renewed fighting could launch a cholera epidemic by scattering infected patients housed in a sprawling refugee camp. Doctors are working to contain the outbreak in the camp just outside the provincial capital of Goma.
HEADLINE: Cholera outbreak latest concern in Congo fighting
CAPTION: Fighting in Congo has resumed and that has doctors concerned about a cholera epidemic if infected patients scatter to escape. Doctors are trying to contain the...
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KENYA: NAIROBI: U-S-A DONATES 100 MILLION AGAINST AIDS
English/Nat
The United States has donated (US) 100 million (m) dollars for the worldwide fight against AIDS.
Most of the money will be spent in Africa, the worst hit continent where over 30 (m) million people have the HIV virus.
In...
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West African nation hit hard by rainy season
1. People walking and vehicles driving in flooded street
2. Close of feet walking on brick line in flooded street
3. Tilt down from woman carrying a bowl on head to her feet walking in flooded street
4. Low angle shot of car driving...
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Look at family's daily life as Mexico shuts down to slow flu
1. Various of empty, deserted playgrounds, amusement park and streets in Tierra Blanca neighbourhood
2. Closed gate to house
3. Sign on gate
4. Children playing in courtyard with their father
5. Three-year-old Ingrid watching
6. Father...